'We are the nation’s punching bag’: Shortages, abuse, and burnout in German pharmacies | Euractiv

that made him so furious that he recorded a TikTok video insulting us for two minutes straight – calling us criminals, vermin, Jews

That is not only a problem with pharmacies but a problem of the whole society. If we let Nazis conquer the public space, this is what happens.

The pharmaceutical sector in the EU faces unprecedented supply chain vulnerabilities rooted in supply concentration, particularly for off-patent medicines, as on recent report (open pdf) has found:

Over 40% of off-patent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) globally are sourced from China – with nearly all API producers relying on Asia-based manufacturers for intermediate inputs.

Let's hope that the EU's Critical Medicines Act is going to change the situation.