Electronic Product Information (ePI) in Action: From Pilots to successful Implementation in Europe

Description: As electronic Product Information (ePI) transitions from vision to reality across Europe in the coming years, this session provides essential insights into implementing ePI efficiently and impactfully. Participants will gain comprehensive understanding of the EMA/HMA ePI portal development (PLM ePI), focusing on the upstream processes for generating standardized electronic product information. We explore how this structured, interoperable information can be disseminated to patients and users in appropriate and effective ways. Experiences will be shared from various ePI approaches across the EU, including insights from hospital pilot projects pioneering the transition from paper to digital product information. A snapshot of global ePI implementation provides additional perspectives, with examples from pioneering countries highlighting successful strategies and lessons learned. The German DiGItal Project serves as a comprehensive case study, standing out as a unique European initiative that demonstrates real integration of ePI into existing healthcare ecosystems. By sharing initial outcomes and user interaction patterns from this groundbreaking initiative, together with global experiences, the session illustrates how implementation can be achieved, offering valuable perspectives for European-wide ePI adoption as the continent advances toward this new standard in product information delivery.