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French pharmaceutical shelf life extension initiative

Overview

The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has initiated a five-year program to extend the shelf life of 73 common medications. This initiative involves 14 pharmaceutical laboratories working to modify marketing authorizations, with the goal of increasing the validity period of 47 targeted treatments to at least four years.

The program aims to mitigate significant pharmaceutical waste and reduce the financial burden on the French national health insurance system, which loses approximately 517 million euros annually due to unused, expired medicines. This follows findings from the PERIMED study, which noted that thousands of tons of unused medications are collected in French pharmacies, often before their expiration dates.

Entities

ANSM · Cyclamed · France · Assurance Maladie · BPI

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [HEALTH] 4 sources
    Pharmaceutical industry faces regulatory shifts in France and Germany

    France is investigating extending the shelf life of 73 common drugs to reduce waste, while German industry leaders propose investment-linked exemptions to offset rising manufacturer rebates.

  2. 16 days ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources
    France launches initiative to extend medication shelf life

    France's ANSM is launching a five-year plan to extend the shelf life of 73 common medications to combat 517 million euros in annual waste caused by expired, unused drugs.

Sources

ad-hoc-news.de · economiematin.fr · laborpraxis.vogel.de · nachrichten.fr · presse-citron.net · presseportal.de · sudouest.fr