On Monday 17 July, the European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published recommendations on measures to be taken to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections in European patients over the coming winter season.
These recommendations, which have been drawn up by the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG), complement the process of developing an EU list of critical...