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During a July 10 meeting in Lisbon, the European Medicines Agency and Heads of Medicines Agencies reviewed the achievements of the European Risk Management Strategy during 2005–2007 and the program objectives for the next two years.
London (July 26, 2007)-During a July 10 meeting in Lisbon, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) reviewed the achievements of the European Risk Management Strategy (ERMS) during 2005–2007 and the program objectives for the next two years. ERMS aims to “provide for a more-coherent approach to the detection, assessment, minimization, and communication of risks of medicines in Europe,” with the goal of strengthening safety monitoring of human-pharmaceutical products in the European Union, according to EMEA.
The organizations announced several areas of progress in ERMS, including the following:
EMEA and HMA are currently finalizing a work program of activities to further implement ERMS and plan to publish this program after the Nov. 2007 HMA meeting.