Hanneke Later-Nijland
Axon Lawyers, Netherlands
Biography
Hanneke Later-Nijland is an Attorney-at-law at Axon Lawyers, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Moreover, she has been trained as a Pharmacist. Furthermore, she has completed her PhD in Clinical Pharmacokinetics and is a former Inspector for Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance at the Netherlands Inspectorate for Healthcare, IGZ. She specializes in European and national legal and regulatory issues relating to medicinal products. In her practice, she advises life sciences and healthcare clients and litigates on a wide range of issues, often with a regulatory focus. Her areas of expertise in the medicinal products field covers marketing authorizations, reimbursement, compliance, pharmacovigilance and advertising issues. In addition, she also assists clients with product liability issues and IP and regulatory issues in transactions in the life sciences sector. Furthermore, she is a Lecturer at Leiden University Medical Centre. She regularly publishes on new European legislation and the impact of recent judgments in the sector.
Abstract
Abstract : Expensive drug costs, compulsory patent licensing and the limits to compounding by pharmacists