Drug shortages

Drug shortages

The Netherlands Drug shortages are an important issue since the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Medicines Act, each Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) and Wholesaler must ensure that sufficient supply of each medicine is available. The interpretation of...

Policy Rules on Inducement

The Netherlands The Policy Rules on Inducement in the Medicines Act have been adapted and will go into effect on 1 April 2018. The main reasons for the adaptations were 1) unclarity on the limits of hourly rates for services to medical specialists, and 2) differences...