BERLIN — (AP) — The German authorities said Tuesday that it volition let wellness security companies to wage much for pediatric medications that are successful abbreviated proviso successful the country.
Germans person scrambled to find basal drugs specified arsenic painkillers successful caller weeks amid transportation bottlenecks and higher-than-usual demand.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said insurers that signifier the backbone of the German nationalist wellness strategy volition beryllium capable to wage 50% much than the legally acceptable terms for patent-free medicines. If specified drugs aren't available, they tin autumn backmost connected much costly branded drugs oregon marque liquids preferred for pediatric usage retired of tablets.
Germany, wherever the prices insurers wage for generic drugs are capped, is simply a little charismatic marketplace for immoderate pharmaceutical companies than neighboring nations specified arsenic the Netherlands.
Lauterbach said Germany would besides effort to tackle a shortage of antibiotics and crab drugs by giving penchant to suppliers that nutrient cardinal ingredients wrong the European Union and requiring them to support respective months worthy of stocks.
German authorities accidental the state has a captious shortage of much than 50 drugs, astir of them generics. The occupation is caused by slim margins for immoderate medications, a attraction of suppliers successful definite non-EU countries, heightened request and prime power issues.
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