The Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS) and Pharmaceutical Association of Attica (FSA) have warned of serious medicine shortages and called the government to intervene to avoid any further exacerbation of the problem.
According to the pharmacists, the shortages are attributed to both legal exports, as well as illegal exports of medication, on top of the distribution problems and pharmaceutical companies withdrawing their products due to low prices.
The list of medication in shortage includes the following:
ADENOCOR VIAL |
AKINETON 4MG |
ALESTOPOR 1MCG |
ALPHA PLUS 1MG |
ALTARGO OINT |
AMISULPRIDE 400MG |
ANTIVOM ORAL SOL |
APOTEL AMP.PLUS |
APOTEL EXTRA TABL |
APOTEL EXTRA TABL EFF |
AQUASOL A+D ORAL DROPS |
ARTICLOX AMP |
ASPIRIN-C |
AVODART |
AZECTOL 100MG |
BELIFAX |
BETAVERT |
BETAVIX SIROP |
BETRIMINE SIROP |
BINOZYT TABL |
BIOSONIDE INH |
BRILIQUE |
BUDEMAR NASAL SPRAY |
BUDENOFALK UNO SACH |
CANDESARTAN |
CAPRILON |
CEFIUM |
CEVINOLON CR |
CHAMPIX 1MG |
CHEMIDERM CR |
CLEXANE INJ |
CLOMIPHEN CITRATE |
CRESTOR |
DECA-DURABOLIN |
DIACEREIN |
DIFEND SOL |
DIPHENAL FORTE |
DIPHENAL |
DIUREN |
DUAGEN |
DUODART |
EFEMOLINE |
ELIQUIS 2,5MG |
ELIQUIS 5MG |
ELIDEL CR |
EPAXAL |
ERYTHROCIN SUSP |
ERYTHROCIN TABL |
ESTALIS SEQUIDOT TTS |
EXEMESIN |
EXFORGE 5+160+12,5 |
FANOLIT 5MG |
FASIGYN |
FLODIL |
FUCIDIN CR |
FUCIDIN OINT |
FUROSEMIDE 500MG |
GLICLAZIDE |
GOLDASTATIN |
HYDROFLUX 36X40MG |
HYGROTON RESERPINE |
HYGROTON |
INFANRIX IPV-HIB |
INFANRIX HEXA |
INFANRIX TETRA |
INTELECTA AMP |
ISOMON |
KLARIMAC 21X500MG |
LANAMONT LANTUS |
LECALCIF ORAL SOL 25000IU |
LECARNA ORAL SACH |
LOZATAN |
LUDIOMIL 25MG |
LUDIOMIL 50MG |
LYRICA |
MEGACE |
MELOCALM 15MG |
MICROVIBRATE 40X100MG |
MICROVIBRATE 8X100MG |
MIMPARA 90MG |
MULTIHANCE VIAL 20ML |
NAPROSYN 500MG |
NEO-PRIPHEN NASAL SPRAY |
NEUROBION |
NIACLOP 75MG |
NIFECARD 20MG |
NOVACNE GEL NOVOMIX FLEXPEN |
NOXAREL |
NOZINAN |
OESTROGEL GEL |
ONE-ALPHA 1MCG |
ORPIDIX COLL |
OSTEOVILE 1MCG |
OSTORIS 35MG |
PAROLET 20MG |
PASCORBIN AMP 5X5X750MG |
PENTAVAC INJ |
POLIMOD GRAN. SACH.10X800MG |
PRADAXA |
PRIMPERAN AMP |
PROLIA |
PROPIOSALIC POM |
REUMADOLOR GEL |
REUMANISAL CAPS |
RUPAFIN ORAL SOL |
SALBUNOVA INH |
SALOFALK SUPP 500MG |
SEDACID TABL 20MG |
SERBO NASAL SPRAY |
SEROQUEL |
SERPAFAR 50MG |
SYSCOR CR 28X10MG |
TALGAN INHALER |
TERBIGRAM CREAM |
TERBIPROL CREAM |
TERRAMYCIN POUDRE |
TETRAVAC INJ |
THEO-BROS 300MG |
THILOMICIN-DEX COLL |
TRACYCLIN OINT |
TRAJENTA |
UNIMAZOLE 20MG |
UNIMAZOLE 5MG |
URSOFALK 250MG |
VAMADRID 160MG |
VERDAL HERMAL CREAM |
VIBRAMYCIN SUSP |
XARELTO 15MG |
XARELTO 20MG |
ZANTAC TABL 150MG |
ZENCIL 160+12,5MG |
ZINELI COLL |
ZOLETAD 30MG |
ZOLIDEN 150MG |
ZOLIDEN TABL EFFERV.12X150MG |
ZONEGRAN 100MG |