Pharma Slammed Over European Hospital Drug Shortages
Executive Summary
A new survey has found that more than 90% of European hospital pharmacies see medicine shortages as an ongoing problem, and that more than a third experience shortages on a weekly basis. In many cases the pharmacists blame manufacturers for failing to notify them of impending shortages.
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