Ten new measures to deal with drug shortages on the market – Which ones will be prescribed

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What was decided in the general meeting under the Minister of Health Thanos Pleuris

Beam ten meters to deal with the lack of specific medicines in the market was decided, today Monday, during the wide meeting held today under the Minister of Health Thanos Pleuris, with the participation of representatives of EOF, IFET, PEF, SFEE, PFS as well as a representative of the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacies.

Among other things, it was decided to continue the inspections of pharmacies for the non-export of elliptical medicines, with a single penalty the suspension of operations in those pharmacies that do not cooperate or keep a reserve, and expanding the prescription of generic drugs where there are shortages.

As the Ministry emphasizes, everyone’s common belief is that this is a global problem which affects our country to a lesser extent mainly due to the presence of industrial units in Greece.

In the measures that have already been taken and are related to the limitation of parallel exports and the increase of the adequacy of medicines in the country, it was decided by the Minister to update the measures as follows:

  1. Continuation of inspections of pharmacies for the non-export of elliptical medicines, with the only penalty being the suspension of operations in those pharmacies that do not cooperate or keep a reserve.
  2. Continuation of the audit of pharmaceutical companies to establish that they have the sufficiency of drugs to cover the Greek market, especially antipyretic and pediatric drugs.
  3. Increase in orders from IFET for the active substances for which there is a global shortage.
  4. Information from the EOF about medicines that are missing from the market, while at the same time it will be announced that there is a substitution of medicines. In this way, citizens will know that instead of a specific branded drug, which generic, with corresponding effectiveness, can be obtained.
  5. Expanding the prescription of generic drugs where there are shortages.
  6. Rationalization of prices for drugs which are elliptical and of very low cost value.
  7. Existence of continuous collaboration with pharmacists so that the citizen can be better served when shortages arise.
  8. Increase in e-prescribing of elliptical medicines.
  9. Informing doctors about drug shortages, so that the prescription can be adjusted to corresponding therapeutic values.
  10. In addition, it was decided that the Greek pharmaceutical industry will exhaust the possibilities of increasing the production of generics and the multinational companies will intensify the import of elliptical drugs.

At the same time, the Minister of Health made it clear that there will be meetings with medical associations in the near future for information and coordination on the matter.

“Our country has taken all the necessary measures so that the global problem of the lack of specific active substances can be dealt with in the best possible way,” it is emphasized.

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