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SOME BASICS ABOUT SHORTAGES OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS: CONCEPTS, CAUSES, SITUATION AND TRENDS
Session Chair(s)
Belen Escribano Romero, PharmD, MPA
Head of Department, Pharmaceutical Inspection and Enforcement
AEMPS, Spain
Shortages are increasing and have a negative impact mainly for patients but also for the industry and the regulatory authorities. In this session we will try to establish the basic concepts about shortages, taking into account different perspectives of the problem. Shortages concept, classification and their root causes as well as trends will be presented. These basic discussions will help us to progress towards the other sessions of this theme: shortages consequences, solutions and future scenario.
Speaker(s)
Basics about Shortages, Supply Chains and Quality
Domenico Di Giorgio, PhD
Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Italy
Director of Product Quality and Counterfeiting
EFPIA Good Practices for Drug Product Shortages
Birgitte Holst
Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Quality Intelligence Director
Medicines Shortages, Supply Chains and Quality
Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD
DIA, United States
Editor-in-Chief
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