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EMA To Draw Up 'Critical Medicine' Lists For Future Health Crises

Industry Will Be ‘Invited’ To Review Product Lists

12 May 2022

As part of its expanded mandate, the EU regulator is identifying those medicines whose supply will need to be closely monitored during health crisis situations. The lists will draw on various information sources, including real-world evidence databases.

Demand_Supply_Seesaw — Demand for drugs might outstrip supply in health emergencies • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency is to begin drawing up lists of medicines whose availability will be considered “critical” to the EU’s response to health emergencies and other major events.

There will be three lists in total, one covering the main therapeutic groups of medicines necessary for surgery, emergency care...