Medicines and Treatment The EU is strongly committed to ensuring
a high level of protection, competitiveness and innovation in
the field of public health. In the context of medicines and
treatment, key objectives are to: • guarantee access to
affordable • ensure that medicines are safe and effective •
improve the quality and dissemination of information, so
citizens can make informed choices . The Pharmaceutical Forum is
a platform for high-level political discussion with expert
working groups. It develops recommendations and exchanges best
practice with a view to: • improving cooperation between the
pharmaceutical industry, healthcare stakeholders and EU
countries • strengthening the contributions to social and public
health objectives • improving the competitiveness of the
pharmaceutical industry. Other EU activities include: •
promoting research and the development of • ensuring the free
movement of medicines on the EU market • identifying critical
scientific gaps and assemble a research agenda • authorisi