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#medsdisposal is a campaign to raise awareness about how to properly dispose of unused or expired medicines in Europe, bringing together information on current disposal schemes across European countries in one place.

It is a joint initiative between European healthcare, industry, and student organisations, including:

AESGP

AESGP

AESGP, the Association of the European Self-Care Industry, represents manufacturers of non-prescription medicines, food supplements and self-care medical devices in Europe. It is composed of national associations and the main multinational companies manufacturing self-care products. AESGP is the voice of more than 2000 companies operating in the consumer healthcare sector in Europe, whether affiliated directly or through their national associations.

www.aesgp.eu

CED

CED

The Council of European Dentists (CED) is a European not-for-profit association which represents over 350,000 practising dentists through 32 national dental associations and chambers from 30 European countries. Its key objectives are to promote high standards of oral healthcare.

www.report.cedentists.eu

EFPIA

EFPIA

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) represents the biopharmaceutical industry operating in Europe. Through its direct membership of 36 national associations, 40 leading pharmaceutical companies and a growing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), EFPIA’s mission is to create a collaborative environment that enables its members to innovate, discover, develop and deliver new therapies and vaccines for people across Europe, as well as contribute to the European economy.

www.efpia.eu

EPSA

EPSA

The European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA) represents over 100,000 students and recent graduates from 36 European countries. The Association has a permanent office in Brussels…

www.epsa-online.org

GIRP

GIRP

GIRP, the European Healthcare Distribution Association, is the umbrella organisation for full-service healthcare distributors in Europe. It represents the national associations of over 750 pharmaceutical wholesalers serving 33 European countries, as well as major international and pan-European healthcare distribution companies.

www.girp.eu

Medicines for Europe

Medicines for Europe

Medicines for Europe represents the European generic and biosimilar medicines industries… Companies represented within Medicines for Europe provide over 190,000 skilled, high value direct jobs in Europe. Generic medicines save EU patients and healthcare systems over €100 billion each year and account for 67% of all dispensed medicines but for only 29% of the pharmaceutical expenditure in Europe.

www.medicinesforeurope.com

PGEU

PGEU

The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) is the association representing more than 500,000 community pharmacists from 33 European countries.

www.pgeu.eu

The following organisations have endorsed the medsdisposal campaign: