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PGEU Position Paper on the European Health Data Space
PGEU welcomes the proposal for a European Health Data Space (hereinafter, “EHDS” or the “Proposal”) and supports the general objective of the EHDS of facilitating the access of health data across the Union for primary and secondary uses, whilst ensuring citizens have control over their own health data. PGEU also agrees it is vital to strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including by digital transformation, appropriate...
PGEU Position Paper on the revision of the general pharmaceutical legislation
European community pharmacists welcome a revision of the EU general pharmaceutical legislation as a tool to help ensuring Europe’s supply of safe and affordable medicines to meet patients’ needs and to support the financial sustainability and the resilience of health systems. Both the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the unacceptable, increasingly negative impact medicine shortages have on patients access to medicines require bold, ambitious, an...
Community Pharmacists Supporting Healthcare Systems: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Crisis
PGEU statement on the potential use of the data contained in the EMVS to monitor shortages
Position Paper on Medicine Shortages
Executive summary The unavailability of medicines is on the rise in Europe and it has a tremendous impact on patients. Medicine shortages occur across all healthcare settings and involve both essential life-saving medicines and very commonly used drugs. Community pharmacists are very concerned about this phenomenon, which can compromise patients’ health. Moreover, pharmacies and pharmacists invest a lot of resources dealing with shortages which...
Pharmacy 2030: A vision for Community Pharmacy in Europe
Community pharmacists are ready to enhance their contribution and to help Europe’s health systems.
Position Paper on Big Data & Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
European community pharmacists consider new, innovative and automated technologies a useful tool to support and complement their expert professional advice to patients and to deliver more efficient, sustainable and high-quality pharmacy services. Community pharmacists have the infrastructure and expertise to deploy Big Data and AI in practice: they already use digital services on a daily basis (e.g. dispensing ePrescription, checking for medicati...
Open letter from the Pharmacy Profession
The new term of the European Parliament offers an unprecedented opportunity for Members of the European Parliament to determine the course of EU action on health issues. Indeed, 2019 is a crucial year for the EU institutions to decide on whether maintaining health policy in the EU agenda. PGEU calls for the continuation of a comprehensive and coherent EU approach to health and for health dossiers, including medicines and medical devices, to remai...