Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
250. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if, further to a public statement by his Departmental spokesperson indicating that the HSE completed a comprehensive review of the published HPRA shortages list on 16 January 2023, he will publish this review in full. [4995/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraOf the shortages listed on the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) website on that date, there was no evidence that framework agreements / pricing matters were notified as cause of the shortage.
Of the 208 notified shortages, the cause were noted as follows:
|
Manufacturing delay |
88 |
|
Unexpected Increase in Demand |
63 |
|
Quality or Regulatory Issue |
32 |
|
API unavailability |
16 |
|
Shipping delay |
5 |
|
Distribution Issue |
3 |
|
Awaiting Information |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
208 |
Additionally, across the notified shortages on HPRA website on that date, in 80 cases the relevant company has confirmed “multiple countries affected”.
