European Solutions To European Problems – Securing The Supply Of Critical Medicines

At Medicines for Europe’s annual conference in Dublin earlier this month, one of the key topics was securing the supply chain for critical medicines. Amid shortages and concerns over the strength of Europe’s local manufacturing – and with numerous pressures weighing on the generic supply chain – some countries are seeking their own national solutions to supply-chain problems.

With Medicines for Europe supporting the Critical Medicines Alliance that is seeking to address these supply-chain issues – as well as calling for Europe to go further by introducing legislation to codify these efforts (see sidebar) – the association has been clear that efforts