France: Repatriating Drug Production Among Actions In ‘Roadmap’ For Tackling Shortages

 
• By Ian Schofield

The key themes of France’s latest initiative on shortages are repatriating the production of certain essential medicines and their active substances, earlier detection of potential supply problems, and more effective and transparent communications with all actors in the supply chain.

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Allowing pharmacists to substitute medicines is one way of addressing drug shortages • Source: Shutterstock

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