Dangerous waters: Geopolitics, supply chains and access to medicines - Pharmaceutical Technology

The Middle East conflict has accentuated long-standing vulnerabilities in the pharma manufacturing supply chain. The Middle East conflict has accentuated long-standing vulnerabilities in the pharma manufacturing supply chain. It has been just over two months since the strikes on Iran, and the war shows no signs of ending. Credit: MISTER DIN/Shutterstock.com. Shortages of medicines for conditions such as diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have long been a feature of the healthcare landscape, but recent events have thrown the issue into starker relief. Back in 2016, the World Health Organization acknowledged the scale of the…

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