Pharmaceuticals Federation calls for EC to check Polish drug list

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has turned to the European Commission to examine a list of pharmaceuticals, presented by the Polish government, of which production will be protected for a number of years after EU entry. According to EFPIA, the list of 15,000 pharmaceuticals contains 1,700 drugs which do not yet exist or are illegally copied medicines produced without the knowledge or agreement of the legal manufacturer. If the accession treaty is signed on April 16 as planned, containing the current list, the pharmaceuticals will be formally legalized. (www.rmf.pl) A.K.