German Tamoxifen Shortage Shows Consequences Of Cost Containment
Medicines For Europe Urges Change To ‘Unsustainable’ Procurement Policies
Executive Summary
Supply issues around breast cancer treatment tamoxifen in Germany demonstrate the damaging effects of European cost-containment measures, Medicines for Europe has warned, citing an “urgent need to revise unsustainable pricing and tendering policies.”
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