Tag: ACM

AMSTERDAM: The Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation (PAF), a group of legal and medical experts and public health advocates, today welcomes the news that the Spanish competition authority CNMC has fined pharmaceutical company Leadiant €10.25 million for its abuse of its market position to overcharge sufferers of a rare genetic disease. Apart...

On 27 January we hosted the second part of our webinar series The Power of Law. This second part was dedicated to presenting our recently published Guidelines for Legal Procedures by NGOs, which we illustrated with examples from practice. Missed the webinar or want to listed back a part...

On 17 november, Wilbert Bannenberg, chair of the Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation, presented at the regional Access to Medicines Dialogue of the EU Alliance. The dialogue is organized by the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and hosted by the European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable Medicines. Wilbert was invited as...

Bergeijk, July 19, 2021 On September 7, 2018, the Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation (PAF) submitted an enforcement request  for abuse of a dominant market position by the company Leadiant with the drug CDCA. The company had increased the price 500 fold after obtaining orphan drug market exclusivity. The Netherlands Authority for...