EU Regulators On Forecasting Demand For Medicines In A Pandemic
A Harmonized Approach Can Help Assess Future Needs
Executive Summary
The coronavirus pandemic has taught us some lessons on estimating future drug manufacturing requirements, but any forecasts will need to take a whole range of variables into account.
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