Germany at risk of drug shortages due to India’s export curbs
‘We have delivery problems in Germany and in Europe generally — and they’re getting worse’
04 August 2020 - 11:35
Zurich/Brussels/Munich — Once known as the pharmacy to the world, Germany now has its work cut out to supply enough medicines to its own citizens.
The globalisation-driven shift in drug making from Europe’s biggest economy to cheaper locations wasn’t too much of an issue until the coronavirus crisis, when India imposed export curbs on products including paracetamol. That over-the-counter painkiller was first clinically used in Germany, which dominated the industry before World War 1...
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