A new EU law that states that pharmaceutical medicines (homemade in the pharmacy) may only have a shelf life of four weeks threatens to lead to a shortage of essential medicines. This is what the associations of hospital pharmacists say. They warn that healthcare is at risk and that potentially thousands of patients could be affected by the new rules.
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Hospital pharmacists warn of shortage of essential medicines due to new EU law: “Unscientific proposal”
Bytaketonews
Dec 9, 2025