More than 110 medicines, including vaccines against pneumonia, chickenpox and hepatitis A and B, are banned for export, according to an information circular from the national medicines authority that comes into force today.
According to the National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed), the export of 113 medicines is prohibited, 15 more than in March, including medicines that are out of stock in March, as well as medicines that are in be supplied under the Exceptional Use Authorization (AUE).
The list includes presentations of drugs from various categories and active substances such as pancreatin, used in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, semaglutide, for the treatment of diabetes, propranolol (antihypertensive) and the vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) .
According to Infarmed, this temporary suspension is intended to ensure the normalization of the supply of medicines considered critical.
Infarmed monitors information on shortages, disruptions and sales cessations on a daily basis, to identify and avoid, in a timely manner, critical situations that could affect the availability of medicines.
The national medicines authority is part of the European network of contact points of competent national authorities, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission which, since April 2019, has been used to share information on ruptures supply and availability issues of medicines authorized in the European Union.
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