Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2018
Towards electronic product information for EU medicines
21 November 2018 - EMA, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and the European Commission are organising a workshop on 28 November 2018 in London to agree with various stakeholders on common European Union key principles to pave the way for implementing electronic product information in the EU.
The product information of a medicine in the EU includes the package leaflet for patients and the summary of product characteristics for healthcare professionals. These documents accompany every single medicine authorised in the EU and explain how it should be used and prescribed.
The workshop follows up on an EC report highlighting that, despite efforts to make the PI easy to read and useful, there is still a need to improve how information on medicines is conveyed to patients and healthcare professionals.
