Medicines go through far more controls throughout their life cycle than any other product in Germany. Only when it has been ensured that a medicine is safe, of high quality, and effective, is it approved by the authorities and allowed to be supplied in Germany. But before it is used, every active in…

From today, tightened legal regulations for the manufacturing of sterile medicines are to be applied. Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Germany will therefore likely be unable to produce several products. According to BPI, serious supply shortages threaten. "In order to prevent the production of essen…