PharmaBoardroom - Regulatory Reforms: Panama

AFRA

Marissa Lasso de la Vega Ferrari

Marycarmen Gonzalez

Regulatory Reforms

30/06/2019

AFRA / Panama

All legal aspects surrounding regulatory reforms in Panama. Prepared in association with AFRA, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Panama, available to purchase here for GBP 75.

1. Are there proposals for reform or significant change to the healthcare system?

Current enforce new healthcare related regulations are due to Covid-19 preventions, extraordinary and temporary measures enacted until the state of emergency is declared by the Panamanian Government.

2. When are they likely to come into force?

N/A

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