The health minister explained that because production takes place mainly in Asia, its countries keep the drugs to cover their own populations.
The issue of drug shortages is on two levels, said Thanos Pleuris speaking to ERT.
As he said, there is a long-standing problem regarding medicines in which parallel exports are made, “and beyond that, the state has been taking measures over time that are exhausting lately, as the only penalty for what is exported is the closing of drugstores”.
The second level, according to Mr. Pleuris, is related to the drugs of the time, which is due to a global shortage due to a terrible outbreak of viruses after the pandemic around the world and low production due to energy costs.
The health minister explained that because production is mainly in Asia, its countries keep the drugs to cover their own populations.
We are lucky to have a strong Greek industry, noted Thanos Pleuris and emphasized that there is no problem in the hospitals and pharmacies of the EOPYY “if you enter DW you will see that in Germany they also face problems in hospitals”.
We have a problem in private pharmacies, he said and added that where there are substitutes – because there are substitutes – there will be full information and wherever we have shortages that cannot be covered by the Greek market through EFET, orders will be made continuously.
We try to find central solutions through the EUMr. Pleuris also mentioned, among other things, and added that there are no increases in the prices of medicines, unless they are not cost-effective.
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