There should be the possibility to monitor drug efficacy post-authorisation as well - in real world populations and real-life conditions.

However, although safety monitoring happens throughout the life of a drug, efficacy is only checked once, at the time of authorisation.

The purpose of the IMI JU is not to produce specific treatments but to identify bottlenecks in the RD process, including pharmacovigilance, drug efficacy, knowledge management, education and training.

Research projects are now coming on stream particularly concerning: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS; increasing effectiveness of anti-retroviral drugs; identifying markers of anti-Tuberculosis drug efficacy; phase II-III of tuberculosis and malaria drug trials, and capacity building for HIV/AIDS vaccine and microbicide trials (a female controlled HIV prevention technology).

Third, both levels of government need to invest in physician training so that they change their prescribing practices (0835) Fourth, a national consultation committee could be struck with a view to monitoring costs and drug efficacy, with representation in the following areas: one representative of patented drug companies—there is no denying that they play an important role—one representative of the generic drug firms, a physician with expertise in the costing and efficacy of drugs, a representative of seniors' community groups, one representative of patient community groups, a family physician, a medical specialist, a nurse, and one per ...[+++]son representing the unions.

In target species, pharmacokinetic studies are, as a rule, necessary in order to employ drugs with the greatest possible efficacy and safety.