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10/02/2022 - EU Parliament addresses the issue of shortages of medicines and medical devices

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Articoli Correlati: European Parliament - EMA - medical supplies

This January the EU Parliament approved the provisional agreement reached with the Council last year to increase the powers of the EU medicines regulator, in order for the EU to be better prepared to manage future health crises by being able to address shortages of medicines and medical devices more effectively. Specifically, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be better equipped to monitor and mitigate shortages in vital medicines and medical devices and have a greater role in addressing public health emergencies. All actors in the supply chain will be involved more directly, with the advice of expert patient representatives and medical professionals, as well as marketing authorization holders, wholesale distributors and other closely related parties. involved in health care. EMA will also create a web page with public information on these shortcomings where clinical trial data and information on authorized medicinal products will be made available.