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First version of the Union list of critical medicines agreed to help avoid potential shortages in the EU
12 December 2023 - The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and EMA have published the first version of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2023
EMA takes further steps to address critical shortages of medicines in the EU
24 October 2023 - Today, the EMA published details of the newly created solidarity mechanism developed by the EMA Medicines Shortages ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2023
Cancer treatment uncertainty: European nations struggle with drug shortages
21 August 2023 - Experts in Europe detail the challenge with current cancer drug shortages and how regulators are trying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2023
European Health Union: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
17 July 2023 - The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and the European Medicines Agency are today issuing recommendations ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2023
How China could choke EU supply of medicines
24 May 2023 - Europe relies on China for the production of certain key drugs such as antibiotics. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2023
Guidance for industry to prevent and mitigate medicine shortages
17 May 2023 - EMA has published recommendations for industry on good practices to ensure continuity in the supply of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2022
Europe's generic drugmakers say they may cut output due to energy bills
28 September 2022 - Europe's drugmakers have warned they may stop making some cheap generic medicines because of surging electricity ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2022
Pfizer and BioNTech provide update on COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with European Commission
13 May 2022 - May 13, 2022 — Pfizer and BioNTech today announced they have reached an agreement with the European ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2022
Novavax underdelivers on COVID vaccine promises
9 February 2022 - Novavax has delivered just a small fraction of the 2 billion COVID-19 shots it plans to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Valneva receives EU deal for COVID jab, and seeks apology from UK
11 November 2021 - French vaccine manufacturer, Valneva, has announced that it has won EU approval to supply up to 60 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2021
Lilly announces procurement agreement with European Commission to supply bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for the treatment of confirmed COVID-19
21 September 2021 - Joint Procurement Agreement enables European countries to purchase bamlanivimab and etesevimab directly from Lilly, in varying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2021
Increase in vaccine manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna
24 August 2021 - EMA’s CHMP has adopted recommendations that will increase manufacturing capacity and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2021
Novavax and European Commission finalise advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
4 August 2021 - Agreement for 100 million doses with option for additional 100 million doses through 2023. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
Increased manufacturing capacity and supply for Spikevax
30 July 2021 - EMA's CHMP has approved a scale-up of the active substance production process at Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
AstraZeneca welcomes court ruling on supply of its COVID-19 vaccine to Europe
18 June 2021 - AstraZeneca today welcomed the ruling by the Court of First Instance in Brussels. The European Commission had ...