Patient groups push back against pharma’s threat to delay EU launches
05-08-2026
EU PERSPECTIVES - Some pharmaceutical companies are openly warning that they could delay bringing their medicines to Europe. Solène Jouan is not willing to accept it. The policy officer at the European Patients' Forum believes such warnings place undue pressure on member states and already overstretched health systems. Ultimately, she argues, the consequences fall on patients. Read more

Patients shouldn't pay the price for drug pricing disputes, European Patients' Forum's Solène Jouan argues. / Photo: Solène Jouan