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03-02-2017

15th Afipa barometer of selfcare products

Paris, 03 February 2017 – Afipa (French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication) presents the results of the 15th barometer of selfcare products, conducted in collaboration with OpenHealth.

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29-06-2016

Dominique Giulini is elected President of AFipa

15Paris, June 16th, 2016 – Dominique Giulini has been elected President of Afipa (French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication) by the Board of Directors.

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16-06-2016

Afipa is in battle order to increase self-medication awareness among the french people

Afipa (French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication) has decided to actively promote self-medication awareness, due to the lack of political initiative on this crucial topic

From June 20th to July 1st, 2016, Afipa will host “My Health My Choice: A Minute A Day To Responsibly Self-Medicated

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29-03-2016

Ipsos survey

13The French people, the general practitioners and responsible self-medication

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16-03-2016

Survey

16Survey on economic impact resulting from the updating of switches and de-reimbursement.

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15-03-2016

Manifest for the development of selfcare in France

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22-01-2016

14th Afipa Barometer on selfcare products : selfcare continues its progression in 2015 as an essential part of the health care system

Paris, January 22nd 2016 : Afipa (French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication) presents the results of the 14th barometer on selfcare products, conducted in collaboration with OpenHealth

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23-01-2015

3rd European Observatory on self-medication

Paris, 23 June 2015 – AFIPA, the French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication, has published the third edition of the European Observatory on Self-Medication. This analysis, carried out by Celtipharm, provides an overview and comparison of the situation with respect to self-medication in 8 European countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Sweden and the UK) on the basis of several criteria and indicators.Â

This year, AFIPA focused in particular on European healthcare systems. According to the analysis, Spain has emerged as a positive example for France.

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20-05-2015

13th Afipa Barometer on selfcare products: the self-medication sector is recovering but political support is still lacking

On 20 January 2015, AFIPA (the French Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry for Responsible Self-Medication) presented the 13th Barometer on Selfcare Products, prepared in conjunction with Celtipharm.

Despite results that were positive overall, the market remains fragile and needs the support of a genuine healthcare strategy from the public authorities. That need is all the more critical given that the market turnaround in December has clearly proved the effectiveness of the healthcare model advocated by AFIPA.

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11-09-2014

Repeated criticism of self-medication drug prices is unjustified

Retail pharmacies currently face a negative environment, characterised by too frequent attacks on the price of self-medication drugs. In that context, and following continued allegations in the Report of the French Inspectorate General of Finances – the conclusions of which do not correspond to the findings of Afipa’s own studies – Afipa is keen to reiterate a number objective and verifiable facts.

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