Prescription for Disaster: Europe faces medicine shortages crisis

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/13/prescription-for-disaster-europe-faces-alarming-medicine-shortages-crisis

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myrmidex@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

My father in Belgium complains about this. The nearby pharmacy does not always have insulin in stock. Luckily my father is prepared and stocked up for months, but I sure hope things don't worsen too gravely.

zoe@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 3y

a lot of critical meds are low profit, so big pharma has no incentive to maintain their production