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What happened to all the antibiotics?

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A spokesperson for the agency stated, “Shortages can have multiple causes, including manufacturing problems causing delays or interruption in the production, shortages of raw materials, increased demand of medicines, distribution problems, labour disruptions, and natural disasters.”

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Reuters Pharma 2022 – a day one overview – part 1

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The Reuters Pharma event 2022 began as a bustling industry affair yesterday, based out of the Nice Acropolis convention centre on France’s balmy south coast. Indeed, of the 281 WHO-listed essential medicines, 100% of respiratory treatments are Teva’s. The patient, he said, is the most important part of that.

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Sustained healthcare systems need sustainable pharma business models

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Taking part in a fireside chat at the recent virtual Reuters Events: Pharma 2021 meeting, he explained how the COVID-19 pandemic had been a “wakeup call” for the industry, and spoke about the strategies that could help build the European healthcare systems of the future.

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Halting Europe’s essential medicines manufacturing exodus

European Pharmaceutical Review

This reliance on sourcing API from other nations puts Europe’s entire manufacturing cycle at risk, especially in the event of global crises and geopolitical tensions. Alarmingly, there are now 93 active ingredients for which no European company holds a certificate.

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CHMP meeting highlights – July 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended against a marketing authorisation for Leqembi (lecanemab), as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, during its July meeting last week. Tuznue (trastuzumab) for breast and gastric cancer.

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Medicine and medical device shortages: what’s been done and what’s to do

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In 2022, the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products was established to ensure a robust response to medicine supply issues caused by major events or public health emergencies. A number of initiatives have been implemented at a European level over the last few years.

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What a mild recession could mean for small biotechs in 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

While the ripple effect of such an event is expected across sectors, in the pharmaceutical arena, small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are predicted to be heavily impacted as the economic downturn affects plans to raise capital, amongst other things. million as part of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge.