EFPIA Unimpressed By Proposals For Tackling EU Medicines Shortages

Proposals Are Aimed At Informing Change At EU And National Level

Further analysis is under way, but first impressions by EU R&D industry group EFPIA of policy proposals for tackling drug shortages are not good.

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Drug Shortages: A Serious Matter In The EU • Source: Alamy

R&D-based industry federation EFPIA is unimpressed with the report the European Commission ordered as part of its efforts to tackle the serious problem of frequently occurring drug shortages across the EU. The trade body agrees that new policy action is required but questions whether the report provides sufficient clarity on this matter.

Noting the complexity of medicines supply chains, EFPIA said that while it supported the goal of improving the resilience of...

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