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Industry Slates Decision To Exempt Parallel Importers From New Danish Stockpile Rules

Eight-week stockpile requirement remains for pharma firms

 
• By Ian Schofield

The bill on new rules on companies holding minimum stock levels for “critical medicines” has been amended but is still likely to take effect at the beginning of July.

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Plans for medicine stockpiling are causing concern among Danish companies • Source: Shutterstock

A revised version of the Danish bill introducing new stockpiling and reporting requirements for “critical medicines” is due to come before parliament on 3 May.

The bill retains the original plan to require companies to hold eight weeks’ worth of stock of critical drugs but...

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