Pharmaceutical trade association warns that Greek medicine supply chain is vulnerable to disruption in the event of a euro exitDrugmakers are drawing up emergency plans to deal with the fallout from a potential Grexit, as the industry issued a stark warning that Greece’s exit from the euro could lead to severe shortages of life-saving medicines and unleash a public healthcare crisis.The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has written to the European Commission to warn that the Greek medicine supply chain is more complicated, and more fragmented, than in other European countries, and therefore “particularly vulnerable” to disruption if Greece crashes out of the single currency. Several hundred wholesalers distribute medicines to Greek pharmacies. Continue reading...
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