EC considers cost of innovation: EU Health Commissioner David Byrne quashes parliamentary inquiry from MEP Camilo Nogueira Roman (Greens-Spain) on the "right to health" in EU citizens' health rights charter. Adopted by stakeholders last November, the charter contends that individuals should have the right to innovative procedures independent of economic considerations. On June 11, Byrne indicated that the EC Treaty delegates medical care delivery to member states, effectively ending the initiative at the European level. Trade associations will now focus on individual countries...

After urging the US Congress to act on updating Medicare Part D, the Association for Accessible Medicines has welcomed the decision to update Part D by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr Reddy’s signals a sharp step up in ambitions at home, propelled by building leadership in 10 therapy segments and an “India-first” approach for specialty products. Uptick in the China business and the potential launch of a Russia-partnered COVID-19 vaccine were other aspects of the business discussed at JPM.