TGA forces pharma companies to stockpile vital meds to avert shortages
But around 270 drug brands will benefit from less stringent requirements approved by Mark Butler.
Almost 100 pharmaceutical companies must now keep at least four months’ supply of common drug brands in the country under a Federal Government plan to combat medicine shortages.
However, the Minister for Health and Aged Care has approved less stringent requirements for around 10% of drugs on the list, including a few cases where companies will not have to stockpile certain drug brands at all for at least several months.
