EU Critical Medicines Act. Text + background

[This is a kind of Essential Medicines List for the EU, but with an added objective to become less dependent on India and China, and more sustainable in Europe. EU hopes this will reduce the increasing number of shortages of key medicines. WB]

Commission proposes Critical Medicines Act to bolster the supply of critical medicines in the EU

https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/redirection/item/873372/en/259

Questions and Answers on the Critical Medicines Act

https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/redirection/item/873373/en/259

Factsheet - Critical Medicines Act: Improving the availability and securing supply of critical medicines in the EU

https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/redirection/item/873398/en/259

Factsheet - EU actions to address medicine shortages and improve security of supply

https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/redirection/item/873400/en/259

[thanks to Jaume for spotting this; WB]

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Proposal - Critical Medicines Act.pdf (948 KB)