European Parliament
Alavanos (GUE/NGL ),
in writing
(EL)
The recommendation on a code for medicinal products is extremely important in an area to which European citizens are highly sensitive but which is ruled by the profiteering interests of the large companies. On this basis, I voted in favour of all the amendments which aim to:
- supervise the market independently of the pharmaceutical industry;
- protect the public from medicinal products which have expired;
- reduce the period of commercial secrecy demanded by the large pharmaceutical companies, the result of which is to prevent cheaper drugs from being marketed;
- limit advertising of medicinal products;
- set up databases independently of the pharmaceutical companies.

