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Spelling out what patients can expect from Novartis
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Publish Date: 29 June 2015 10:04 CEST
Nearly everyone has seen the debilitating or devastating impact of illness, either first-hand, or
through the experience of family members, friends, or co-workers. Increasingly, however, advances in science and healthcare are yielding new medicines and
ways to more effectively fight disease. This ongoing progress can be a source of hope for
patients, as well as their families and friends. As Novartis continues its efforts to develop innovative new medicines and generics to fight
potentially deadly diseases ranging from heart failure to cancer, this is an appropriate moment
to spell out the company’s commitments to patients in areas ranging from clinical trials to
access to medicines. The commitments are explained in the Novartis Patient Declaration [2], formally introduced at
the Novartis Innovating for Patients event in Basel, Switzerland on June 29-30. “We are inspired by patients,” said David Epstein, Division Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
“With the patient declaration, for the first time we are clearly stating exactly what patients can
expect from us.” The declaration sets out the role Novartis plays and the company’s commitments in five key
areas: Access to our innovative medicines
Patient safety
Respecting the patient perspective
Data transparency and data integrity
Clinical trial input
It was developed with the involvement of a number of international patient organization
advocates. It also reflects issues discussed with patient advocates at a Novartis Global
Patient Forum, part of an Innovating for Patients event in 2014. “This declaration is the first time a pharmaceutical company has made a public commitment
detailing what we can expect as patients -- not only in terms of therapies, but also with respect
to access and support before, during and after clinical trials,” said Durhane Wong-Rieger,
President & CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders.
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[2] https://www.novartis.com/sites/www.novartis.com/files/novartis-declaration-for-patients-2015.pdf