Medicine shortages: EMA public webinar putting patients first

Medicine shortages are a global issue and a critical public health challenge. This challenge is top of the agenda for EU policymakers, regulators and healthcare providers.

• Date:
  Mardi, 04 novembre 2025 , 14:00 - 16:00 Amsterdam time (CET)
• Lieu:
  Online
  European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  Live broadcast

Event summary

This webinar is about EMA's role, and more widely about the role of our European medicines regulatory network, in managing shortages.

Discussion includes:

• How we are addressing shortages
• What actions you can take to prepare for and help manage shortages

This webinar is tailored for patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals. 

It has the following objectives:

• Informing patients, consumers and healthcare professionals about the EU regulatory processes in place to manage shortages
• Helping them find information about shortage
• Discussing how they can help prevent and manage shortages
• Listening to their needs, expectations and concerns

Video recording

Documents

Agenda - Public webinar on shortages: putting patients first

Presentation - What is a shortage,why do shortages happen,and what is their impact? (J. Garcia Burgos, EMA)

Presentation - Addressing shortages: A key priority for the European Commission (L.Geslin, EC)

Presentation - What measures do EMA and national authorities take to address shortages? (E.Cormier, EMA)

Presentation - Examples of measures taken by EMA and national authorities to tackle shortages (M.Dias, EMA)

Presentation - Where can patients and healthcare professionals find information on shortages? (I.Abed, EMA)

Presentation - Recommendations on shortage management (A.la Santos, BEUC)

Presentation - Shortages: putting patients first (J.Batista, PharmD PGEU)

Presentation - Shortages: Role of patient organisations in supporting/informing patients & EPF recommendations (S.Jouan, EPF)

Presentation -The role of patients in preventing and managing medicine shortages (M.Podesta, EFA)