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In July, the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic (VZP), the major Czech payor, published updated guidelines for enlisting hospital medical devices in VZP’s product list. In this respect, Jiří Štěrba, Director of the Medical Devices Department of VZP, told Zdravotnický deník that V
Recent Judgments Issued in Relation to Medical Records
Can medical records also include a subjective assessment of the patient's behaviour? Is the healthcare provider obliged to provide the patient with a copy of his medical records without charging for the costs incurred? In today's post, we will present two judgments dealing with these issues. Their f
Amendment to the Act on Medicinal Products; new obligations to ensure availability of medicinal products
An amendment to the Act on Medicinal Products entered into effect as of 1 January 2024, imposing numerous new obligations on marketing authorisation holders, distributors and pharmacies, and expanding the existing powers of administrative authorities. The changes are primarily aimed at ensuring the
Is the end of greenwashing near? EU proposes directive on environmental claims
The European Union is proposing to change the rules for labelling “eco-friendly” products. More and more consumers are reaching for more sustainable products, but the green label should not just be a marketing ploy. Only truly sustainable products will be allowed to bear the label, and greenwashing
Czech government approved new obligations to ensure availability of medicines – is the market ready?
Marketing authorisation holders, distributors and pharmacies may be facing new obligations to ensure the availability of medicinal products on the Czech market. In fact, on 14 June 2023, the Government approved an amendment to the Medicines Act. The proposal will now be debated in the Chamber of Dep
Ban on labelling plant-based foods as alternatives to animal-based foods: who are the Czech and Slovak authorities actually protecting?
According to information available, the new (revised) interpretation of EU legislation on the labelling of plant-based foods with the names of animal-based products is much stricter in the Czech Republic and Slovakia than in other EU Member States. The alleged purpose – consumer protection – is ques
How will electronic medical record keeping (maybe) change?
At the end of 2022, the Ministry of Health submitted a draft amendment to Act No. 372/2011 Sb., on Health Services ("Health Services Act") and implementing Decree No. 98/2012 Sb., on Medical Records, which is intended to help with the digitisation of the Czech healthcare system. One of the main obje
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