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50 per cent of drugs prescribed to children are not tested on children (Photo: www.freeimages.co.uk)

MEPs back law favouring child medicines

The European Parliament on Wednesday (7 September) voted in favour of a new regulation on medicine, obliging pharmaceutical companies producing a drug for adults in the EU to test whether it can also be used for children.

Named the "Regulation on Medicinal Products for Paediatric Use" the law is aimed at stemming criticism that drugs are generally only tested on adults.

"For far too long Europe's children have been waiting, and parents' and patients' organisations have been call...

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50 per cent of drugs prescribed to children are not tested on children (Photo: www.freeimages.co.uk)

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