Bearing in mind that not all proprietary medicines are marketed in all Member States, that the same proprietary medicine may be sold with different packaging or content in different Member States, that in some Member States proprietary medicin
es may be sold only under a brand name rather than their generic name, and that medicines mentioned in a prescription may be in a language unfamiliar to the doctor or pharmacist providing the healthcare, what is the Commission's view as to whether a product prescribed in a prescription, but not marketed in a given Member State, can be replaced by another medicinal product (princeps or generic), bear
...[+++]ing in mind that this practice is outlawed in some Member States?In de praktijk is het zo dat niet alle farmaceutische producten in alle lidstaten in de handel worden gebracht, dat identieke farmaceutische producten in verschillende lidstaten in verschillende verpakkingen en volumes worden verkocht, dat farmaceutische producten in bepaalde lidstaten alleen met het handelsmerk in de handel worden gebracht en niet onder de generieke naam, en dat farmaceutische producten door artsen worden voorgeschreven in een taal die niet wordt begrepen door de arts of de farmaceut die de medische verzorging aanbiedt.
