Access to drugs is going to be unsustainable in the future as the EU faces an ageing population, and the only saving grace will be increasing generic medicines volume, a patient access meeting has been told.
via pharmatimes.com
Speaking at the event organised by the European Generic medicines Association, Professor Steven Simoens from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven said “savings of an additional €16 billion per annum could be achieved by increasing generic medicines volume in key areas related to the ageing population”.
The problem Europe faces has two sides – an ageing population and a falling birth rate. It is anticipated that in the near future fewer workers will be paying larger healthcare bills to treat age-related diseases in an increasing number of elderly patients.
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