27.01.2024 – 12:04
Federal Medical Association
Vienna (ots)
The German Medical Association and the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK) are calling on the European Union and the EU states as well as the pharmaceutical industry to finally take decisive and joint action against drug supply bottlenecks.
Following joint discussions between representatives of the medical profession from Germany and Austria, the Vice President of the Federal Medical Association, Dr. Ellen Lundershausen: “Patients, doctors and all other professional groups involved in the supply of pharmaceuticals in European countries are suffering equally from the current delivery bottlenecks. Health insurance companies and manufacturers must therefore pay more attention not only to prices but also to aspects such as ensuring the ability to deliver . This includes the question of a sufficient number of production sites in Europe. Almost 70 percent of the production sites for active ingredients intended for the market in Germany and other European countries are in Asia. This threatens the security of supply in this country, as we are faced with quality defects or… “There are no sufficient alternative options for delivery problems. Europe should be able to cover a larger part of its needs itself. The framework conditions for diversifying supply chains, for production in Europe and for sufficient stockpiling must be sustainably improved.”
For the Austrian Medical Association, Vice President Harald Mayer and Federal Curia Chairman of the employed doctors adds: “The responsibility for the supply of medicines clearly lies with politicians. They must finally act! This includes the willingness to invest in the European production of medicines relevant to supply. Europe must be involved in the supply of medicines finally become autonomous and independent of other markets. Doctors are confronted with the consequences of supply bottlenecks every day and it cannot be their job to explain political failure.”
Press contact:
Federal Medical Association
Samir Rabbata, [email protected]
Austrian Medical Association
Mag. Thorsten Medwedeff, [email protected]
Original content from: German Medical Association, transmitted by news aktuell