The continuous availability of medicines for patients whenever and wherever needed is one of the fundamental pillars of any healthcare system. Full-service healthcare distributors (licensed as wholesale distribution authorisation holders’ and also referred to as pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers) are indispensable to help ensure availability of medicines through their role at the centre of the medicines supply chain.

1. Enabling pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers to fulfil their public service role of ensuring equitable, efficient, and safe medicines access to all EU patients
2. Collaboration, coordination, and communication throughout the supply chain

GIRP also invites the European institutions to make full use of the full-service healthcare distributors’ expertise, experience and infrastructure while ensuring the sustainability of their activity.

Full document: GIRP recommendations on ways to deal with medicines shortages.pdf