PHARMACEUTICALS

Monckton Chambers has considerable experience in this sector. The competition and EU free movement rules play an important role in the pricing and trade of pharmaceutical products. Members advise regularly on these issues and have appeared in a number of leading cases.

Specific areas of expertise include:

Definition of "medicinal products" in domestic and EU law
Domestic and EU marketing authorisation regimes
Licensing regimes applicable to human tissue and human reproductive material
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) approval process
Regulation of pharmaceutical data
Rules governing "nutritional products"
Pharmaceutical distribution arrangements
Professional regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians under domestic and EU law
Public procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment

Notable cases include (please click on the links for details):