Last year’s so-called ‘tripledemic’ has sparked concerns that pharmacy shelves could again be light on key treatmentsEfforts are being stepped up to ensure patients are not left short of vital medicines. Photo: GettyA new “begging bowl” system is in place to ward off another winter of medicines shortages, it emerged yesterday. Ireland will be able to plead with other European countries to part with vital drugs in short supply here this winter amid fears of another scarcity of vital medicines. “In European law, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers must ensure an appropriate and continuous supply of the medicines they market. The supply of medicines is dynamic and pharmaceutical companies forecast demand based on several factors, including seasonal increases in demand for some medicines.

Source: Irish Independent October 31, 2023 04:16 UTC