Launched in April 2014, the UK’s Early Access to Medicines Scheme has delivered pre-approval patient access to many treatments for life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions. But after 10 years of the EAMS, the pharmaceutical industry wants new guidance and says the scheme should evolve so that companies can make the most of the opportunity it offers in the future.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has suggested that new guidance could help companies who want to take advantage of the UK’s Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) in the future, and says that it wants to help shape such guidance.
Dan O’Connor, director of regulatory and early access policy at the ABPI, said: “We hope for a clearer understanding of...