Europe Wants Drug Security, but It Won’t Come Cheap Tatum Anderson

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/europe-wants-drug-security-it-wont-come-cheap-2026a1000ok7?src= In the winter of 2022, Europe ran short of one of medicine’s workhorses. Amoxicillin — both on its own and in combination with clavulanic acid — became scarce as seasonal demand for pediatric formulations jumped by 500% and manufacturers could not keep pace. “We had shortages throughout the European Union [EU],” said Monica Dias, PharmD, PhD, head of supply and availability of medicines at the European Medicines Agency (EMA). “We had to ask [the manufacturers] to increase production capacity because we had an increase in demand, and we didn’t have enough supply of these products for European patients.”