Shortage of medicines: Ventolin, this spray intended for asthmatics, not found in certain pharmacies, should we be worried ?
Ventolin is now on the list of drugs that are regularly out of stock. TERESA SUAREZ – EPA/MAXPPP
Pharmacists report their difficulty in obtaining supplies of Ventolin. The spray for asthmatics is added to the list of drugs in shortage, although we cannot speak of a shortage according to the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM).
It has not been found in certain pharmacies for several days, reports Le Parisien. Ventolin, this spray intended for people with asthma, i.e. 4 million people in France, is now on the list of medications that are regularly out of stock.
A situation confirmed by the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) which assures Parisians that "management measures"< /em> have been taken and there is no "shortage"even if there are not enough boxes of Ventolin to supply all the French pharmacies.
"Strong demand"
The GSK laboratory, which produces Ventolin, responds that it is faced with a "strong demand" on a global scale. The pharmaceutical group has announced that a second site in its production network in Spain, “will come as reinforcements to increase the volumes placed on the market in the coming weeks”.
New strategy
Last February, the government presented a new strategy to guarantee the availability of medicines and ensure industrial sovereignty in the longer term, according to the website of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. A multi-year roadmap for 2024-2027 has been established to combat shortages of medicines.
"Industrially, we need to both maintain the production of essential medicines in the country and increase the dynamics of relocations. We must also take this ambition to the European level, to collectively reduce supply tensions and strengthen our production capacity in Europe", stressed Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy.
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