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Why Europe's smaller states struggle to get the best medicines

Video. Why Europe's smaller states struggle to get the best medicines

Updated: 21/09/2023 - 20:55 GMT+2

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Encouraging pharmaceutical companies to distribute their latest medicines to smaller countries at an affordable price isn't easy, as the executive chairperson of the Malta Medicines Authority explains.

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