No dia 19 de junho de 2024, decorreu a XIII Reunião Anual “Controvérsias com Medicamentos”, organizada pela Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia, no Lagoas Park Hotel, com transmissão online.
The report ‘The Future of European Competitiveness’, from de Mario Draghi, explores the challenges and opportunities facing Europe in the current global scenario. This document offers an in-depth analysis of the economic, technological and social trends shaping European competitiveness, as well as strategic recommendations to strengthen Europe’s position in the world market. This document transcribes the chapte...
On 26 April 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new legislation for the pharmaceutical sector in the European Union, which aims to be the biggest reform in over 20 years in the pharmaceutical sector in Europe. This section summarizes the objectives and proposals of this new legislation , which documents can be found at: https://health.ec.europa.eu/medicinal-products/pharmaceutical-strategy-...
The European Union Global Health Strategy is a comprehensive framework that sets out the European Union’s vision, objectives, and priorities for global health. The strategy is built on three priorities: promoting health, strengthening health systems, and protecting against health threats. Available from: https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/eu-global-health-strategy-better-health-all-changing-world_en; A Es...
A 22 de junho, decorreu a XII Reunião Anual “Controvérsias com Medicamentos”, organizada pela Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia, no Lagoas Park Hotel, com transmissão online em direto. Na sessão da abertura, o diretor da Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia, o Dr. José Aranda da Silva deu as boas vindas a quem se encontra presente na audiência, mas também a todos que assistem remotamente, o que possibilita u...
On december 22nd, 2021, Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 of the European Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment was published, with the goal of promoting proper functioning of the internal market with regard to medicines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices. This regulation shall apply from January 12, 2025. A summary of the document is presented, which can be consulted at: h...
According to the Oxfam Report, published on January 17, 2022, the wealth of the 10 richest men in the world doubled during the pandemic, in contrast to 99% of the population that saw their income affected during this period. A summary of this report is presented below, which is available at: https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621341/bp-inequality-kills-170122-en.pdf.; Segundo o Rela...
On January 18th, 2022, ISPOR - The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) - announced the publication of the fourth Top 10 HEOR Trends report, which aims to monitor trends affecting global health-related decisions, such as artificial intelligence and health technology assessment. The following is a summary of the document, which is available at: https://www.ispor.org/heor-resourc...
A Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia em colaboração com o Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência promoveu, com o apoio da Sanofi, uma Reunião de Reflexão sobre ações a desenvolver no âmbito da prevenção do cancro cutâneo não melanoma (CCNM). Esta iniciativa surgiu no seguimento do Global Call to Action to End the Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Epidemic in Outdoor Workers1, tendo o grupo de especialistas...
On April 7th, the Program of the XXIII Constitutional Government was presented to Parliament. The following is a summary of the component referring to the health area. The document is available at: https://www.portugal.gov.pt/gc23/programa-do-governo-xviii/programa-do-governo-xviii-pdf.aspx?v=%C2%ABmlkvi%C2%BB=54f1146c-05ee-4f3a-be5c-b10f524d8cec.; A 7 de abril, foi apresentado à Assembleia da República o Progr...