Medisinmangelen has never been greater – 650.000 norwegians can be hit

Shelf 7,08 is completely empty at the Pharmacy 1 Sfinxsen. There will usually be several boxes of heart medicine.

– If you are on regular medication, you should get at the pharmacy at least a week before you run out, " says pharmacist Yemi Awoyemi to NRK.

Medisinmangelen has never been as big as it is now in years. Until now, pharmaceutical companies have already reported the 925 is missing, while last year was 684 missing in total.

Now fear the authorities that the situation may worsen around the brexit.

650.000 patients can be affected

When the medications are not in stock, the patient must either get another similar medicine, or go over to a different treatment. Several of them will receive the equivalent of drugs, also receive packages from abroad with other languages which can lead to errors and misunderstandings.

more and more shelves are emptied for essential drugs in Norwegian pharmacies.

Photo: Scanpix / NTB scanpix

Apotekforeningen have estimated that as many as 650.000 patients can be affected by medisinmangelen in the year.

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health minister Bent on High, called on Wednesday the industry to a meeting to discuss how they can quickly improve the situation.

After the meeting draws the minister for health forward two measures that he thinks can be implemented immediately.

WILL FIND A SOLUTION: health minister Bent on High, called on Wednesday to meet with apotekforeningen and the pharmaceutical industry to discuss measures that may quickly improve the situation around legemiddelmangel in Norway.

Photo: Geir Olav Slåen / NRK

For the first, think High, should be given to measures to provide options for medicines that are often missing.

– The second is to look at the possibility that significance may use the pharmacy overview of what is in stock when you are in a mangelsituasjon.

Tollmurer makes it difficult

Steinar Madsen, medical medical director of the medicines agency, says to NRK that the major changes in the international pharmaceutical industry makes sure the production moves to India and China. At the least little accident, get the pharmaceutical industry issues to deliver.

In an interview with the evening News in June, told Madsen, in particular, are two things that worry Significance.

CONCERNED: medical director of the medicines agency, Steinar Madsen, explains that the major international changes in the pharmaceutical industry makes production more prone to problems with deliveries.

Photo: Statens legemiddelverk

– The first one is tollmurer which makes it difficult to get the drugs from Ireland, which, of course, is a major producer of pharmaceuticals for Europe.

– The second is that the Uk no longer can help us just as quickly as before with medication when we have a mangelsituasjon in Norway, said Madsen.

Feel great responsibility

Veronika Barrabes, chairman of the board in the Pharmaceutical industry, says that they feel a great responsibility for that situation has been as it has been.

" We feel a great responsibility, and that is why we daily work with to solve the shortfalls that occur.

Barrabes tells that the pharmaceutical industry has one wish, and that is that all patients get the medicines they need.

Veronika Barrabes tells that the Pharmaceutical industry feels a great responsibility for the lack of medicines.

Photo: the Pharmaceutical industry

In an interview in June told the Pharmaceutical industry to NRK that they are prepared for tollutfordringer, and that they have worked for several years to improve the simplified access of drugs manufactured by any the Uk outside of the EU.

Tentative date for brexit is 31. October.

Date Of Update: 19 September 2019, 06:00