A recent study by Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY shows that many people still dispose of their medicines incorrectly. Particularly young people dispose of expired or unused medicines by simply binning them or flushing them down the drain. Older people, on the other hand, most often return such medicines to a pharmacy, which is the correct way. Expired and unused medicines should always be returned to a pharmacy, as they burden the environment and may end up in the wrong hands if thrown in the bin or flushed down the drain.
This article reviews the essential regulatory considerations surrounding medicines and medical devices in Finland, including clinical trials and marketing authorisations.
Finland s target is to vaccinate two million people by May Day.
Coronavirus vaccines were administered to high-risk groups and people born between 1952 and 1956 in Lohja on 17 February.
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The situation with coronavirus vaccinations is not nearly as bad as might seem based on the public debate, according to
Sirpa Rinta, Director of Pharma Industry Finland (PIF), which looks after the interests of pharmaceutical companies.
The Finnish government has faced criticism over the slow pace of the vaccine rollout, and there have been issues with vaccine procurement.
According to Rinta, however, people do not understand that it is a long road from marketing authorisation to the actual distribution of vaccines, as the planning and production phases require their own permitting procedures.