Important survey on availability of medicines in Europe
6 Dec. 2013Important new survey started by EHA – the European Haematology Association.
EHA is interested in finding out if certain medicines are not available in some parts of the country – or in some parts of Europe.
This survey can be completed by anyone who is aware of a shortage or lack of a medicine in the UK or Europe:
Patients, relatives, doctors, nurses, patient groups.
We have a problem…Many European doctors tell us that the most effective medicines are often not available for their patients. Irrespective of whether this is due to shortages, or because the medicine is not affordable or is not marketed in specific countries or for any other reason, lack of access to essential medicines is clearly a problem for hematologists. And in Europe this problem appears to be growing. |
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Access to medicines problems occur across the board in medicine, but research amongst pharmacists indicates that hematology is in the top 5 specialties that suffer the most from lack of availability of medicines. We all know that prioritizing patients, substituting standard regimens with substandard ones or choosing unproven treatment options can have serious consequences for both patients and practice. As the EHA, we feel these risks should be addressed and we believe that access to medicines is an issue that should be high up on the European political agenda. To achieve this, we need your help. Whenever you find a hematology medicine is not available, please let us know; systematically collecting evidence is the first step in addressing these problems effectively. |
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In short, we call on you to help strengthen our efforts to improve patients’ access to medicine across Europe and report unavailable hematology medicines to EHA today! Please fill out the ‘unavailable medicines’ form. You can find the form on the EHA website or click here to access it directly. Filling out the form will take no more than 5 minutes. Thank you! |
