Medicine shortages will continue to worsen without political will to overhaul pricing and procurement systems, EU and Irish experts say

Medicine shortages will continue to worsen without the political will to implement measures that put the needs of patients first, experts from Europe and Ireland said today in Dublin at a panel discussion examining medicine shortages.

The experts said an overhaul of procurement and pricing systems is needed to overcome weaknesses in the global supply chain and avoid acute shortages affecting Irish patients in the future.