European Parliament Signs Off Regulation To Tackle Medicine Shortages

The legislation will establish a new EU platform for monitoring and reporting medicines shortages.

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New legislation strengthens the EMA's role in crisis prepareadness and management • Source: Alamy

The European Parliament has endorsed legislation that aims to prevent medicines shortages by increasing the powers of the European medicines Agency in this area.

The regulation, which reinforces the EMA’s role in crisis preparedness and management, passed a plenary vote in parliament with 655...

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