EU Bodies Agree On New Drug Shortage Monitoring Platform

Lists Of ‘Critical’ Drugs To Be Drawn Up

Two EU institutions have reached a deal on legislation that will give the EMA a key tool for monitoring medicines supply and preventing shortages in the event of a major public health crisis such as a future pandemic.

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The EMA will be keeping a close eye on medicine supply and demand • Source: Alamy

A new platform for monitoring medicines supply and to prevent shortages in EU in the event of a future public health emergency is to be set up by the European Medicines Agency under draft legislation that would greatly strengthen the EMA's role in crisis preparedness and management. It could, though, be several years before the platform is up and running.

On 28 October, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU (representing member state health ministers) reached a provisional...

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