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Medicine shortages are nearing pre-Covid levels
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Medicine shortages are nearing pre-Covid levels

So, there’s encouraging news from Belgium: reports of temporarily unavailable medicines fell by 21% in 2025, to 2,449. That brings the country close to the pre-Covid figure of 2,205 in 2019, after shortages peaked at 3,895 reports in 2023. In most cases, patients and healthcare professionals could rely on alternatives, while 150 packages faced critical unavailability. Authorities have also introduced measures such as extra imports and better demand planning to help keep shortages in check.
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