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There is the first national list of critical medicines

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published Dec. 23, 2024 11:07

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On December 20, the Health Ministry published Poland's first National List of Critical Medicines, which includes 301 active substances. An additional 63 items appeared on it compared to the draft.

The list, which has been in effect since December 20, includes a total of nearly 300 drugs in cardiology, oncology, pulmonology, urology and gynecology, among others, as well as fourteen vaccines.

Deputy Minister Marek Kos said at a press conference on Friday that it would be possible to update the list within a few months to take into account subsequent versions of the EU list of critical medicines. Ultimately, the Polish list is to be published a few months apart from the EU list to ensure their compatibility.

The deputy head of the Ministry of Health, responsible for the drug area, stressed that in preparing the National List of Critical Medicines, all active substances included in the European List of Critical Medicines, the IQVIA report and the Ministry of Health's 2023 supplementary list of active substances follow...

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