The European Commission is intensifying efforts to fulfil its promise of proposing a Critical Medicines Act in March to tackle drug shortages and reduce the EU’s overreliance on imports from Asia.
Feedback Sought To Shape Highly Awaited EU Law On Cutting Dependency On Asian Imports
Momentum is building around the European Commission’s race to propose a Critical Medicines Act, which aims to tackle drug shortages and create a better framework for establishing manufacturing facilities of essential medicines in the EU.

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