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An Important Pharmaceutical Science Initiative
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EUFEPS) launched the New Safe Medicines Faster (NSMF) initiative in 2000. Its aim is to provide a dedicated focus for the pharmaceutical sciences sector for participating in the European Community Research and Development Framework Programme for the period 2002 to 2006. This article briefly describes the NSMF project and the progress made to date.
Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies headquartered in Europe have played a leading role in the development of new drugs. However, there is evidence that this may no longer be true. Accordingly, initiatives are needed to reverse this trend. To get started, in 1999 EUFEPS produced a position paper entitled New Safe Medicines Faster.
In 2000, EUFEPS established the New Safe Medicines Faster Project, the ultimate goal of which is to contribute to the more effective development of medicines for the benefit of European citizens. In a workshop jointly sponsored by EUFEPS and the European Commission, held in Brussels in March 2000, ideas and suggestions for research topics, methodologies, techniques and other means of promoting the drug development process were identified, put together and published in the workshop report. In the future, the following will be of paramount importance:
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