The German government’s efforts to deal with the drug shortage crisis.
The German newspaper “Tags Spiegel” in an article addressed the crisis of drug shortage in Germany and the government’s efforts to deal with this crisis and wrote: The government wants to ensure the supply of drugs in the future. But how did the previous delivery bottlenecks arise?
The report continues: Many families in Germany these days are complaining that they can’t get out of one health problem anymore and one wave of infection follows the next.. After Covid-19 came RSV and flu and now Scarlet fever is rampant in kindergartens and schools. According to pediatricians, no increase in severe episodes has been observed in such diseases, but in some cases, antibiotics should be given.
With this solution, many medicines are not available in Germany these days or are difficult to access. Parents run from one pharmacy to another and end up having to look for alternatives to their medications and possibly consult a pediatrician.
Bottlenecks in the supply of some medicines cause many problems for people with health problems. Germany’s federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach that aims to fix the problem. A key point is that the cost pressure on drug manufacturers must be reduced to make it more valuable to sell drugs in Germany. This is likely to increase the cost of medical care.
“Tags Spiegel” further wrote: Bottlenecks and shortages in the supply of medicine have been occupying Germany for months. According to the Federal Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices (BfArM), there is currently a supply bottleneck for 13 antibiotics, including a wide range of antibiotics such as penicillin V, which is used in a large number of bacterial infections.
Of course, as the BfArM data shows, there is no literal “delivery bottleneck”. Accordingly, there was a continuous market supply for the classes of drugs mentioned. The fact that the drug is still scarce is apparently due to higher demand. This health institution says: The data confirms a significant increase in the use of antibiotics in recent weeks.
