BREXIT will further aggravate drug shortages in Germany, with experts warning multimillion euro pharmaceutical firms will be crippled from as soon as January 31 when the UK officially leaves the bloc.
German drug importers have warned they expect Brexit to further exacerbate drug shortages in Berlin, which are already scarce and will further trigger a market “imbalance”. Jörg Geller, board member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Importers in Germany (VAD) and President of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Importers (EAEPC), said: “The scarcity on the European pharmaceutical market could worsen with the UK’s exit from the EU next year. “We fear that after Brexit we will no longer be able to buy medicines in the UK.
“At the same time, the UK can continue to buy medicines in the EU. Therefore the market will quickly be imbalanced.”
The current situation with drugs in Germany is dire, and has been since 2018.
This is because there are currently 274 delivery bottlenecks that have been reported to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices.
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