European Industrial Pharmacists Group

EU Legislative Interests

EIPG provides regular feedback to draft legislation and consultation documents issued by the European Commission, as well as feedback on guidelines, concept papers and reflection papers issued by the European Medicines Agency. EIPG keeps constant focus on the EC and EMA acts and examples of areas of interest and particiaption with contribution are as follows: - Reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation - Eudralex - Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe - Falsified medicines - HERA - CMA (member)

Communication Activities

The Association’s professional activities include participation in European projects, promulgation and publication of Codes and Guidelines, maintaining a website and other communication vehicles for its members, commenting on draft directives and guidelines published by European institutions such as the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency, arranging working group meetings, and organization of any events enabling the Association to achieve its aims.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

EIPG participates at meetings organised by the European Medicines Agency for Industry Stakeholder including the annual meeting of EMA/IWG with Interested Parties of GMDP topics and the HERA-CMA on medicine shortages.

Organisation Members

The Member Organisations of EIPG can be found on the association's website at: http://eipg.eu/member-states/

Additional Information

The members of the Bureau dedicate their time free of charge. Only the Executive Director is a paid post. Our premises are merely a postal address, with no cost. All officers exercise their duties on the premises of their home national organization (free of charge) The travel costs are limited to the participation in the annual general assembly which is organized by one of the national organizations joining EIPG.