In recent years, the term "patient engagement" has found its way into healthcare and specifically into the field of drug development. To better understand the actual status of "patient engagement" in drug development, a symposium was organized by the Drug Research Academy of the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) on November 16, 2022. The symposium brought together experts from regulatory authorities, industry, academia and patients to share their views and experience of and with patient engagement in drug product development. The symposium led to intensive discussions among the speakers and the audience, confirming that viewpoints and experiences of the different stakeholder provide important input into the promoting patient engagement along the entire drug development life cycle.
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