Medicines for Europe has called upon the European Commission to integrate security of supply considerations into the EU Transparency Directive and the Public Procurement Directive to protect access to essential medicines, which it says is under threat from a combination of increasing inflation and potential further price cuts across EU member states. The former directive governs medicines pricing and reimbursement decisions while the latter governs medicine tendering.
Medicines For Europe Calls For Security Of Supply Legislation
Increasing Inflation And Potential Price Cuts May Otherwise Impede Access
Medicines for Europe has urged the European Commission to enshrine security of supply considerations for essential medicines into legislature. Without these, additional cost containment measures for off-patent medicines under consideration by member states may ultimately threaten access by making production unsustainable for manufacturers.
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