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The Anatomy of the Current Antibiotics Shortage

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  • Peter Klimek

    (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
    Medical University of Vienna, Section for Science of Complex Systems, CeDAS
    Complexity Science Hub Vienna)

  • Elma Dervic

    (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
    Complexity Science Hub Vienna)

  • Klaus Friesenbichler

    (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
    Austrian Institute of Economic Research)

  • Markus Gerschberger

    (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
    Josef Ressel Centre for Real-Time Value Network Visibility, Logistikum, FHOÖ)

  • Liuhuaying Yang

    (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria
    Complexity Science Hub Vienna)

Abstract

The world is currently facing an antibiotics shortage due to two main factors: the concentration of production in China and India, and the industry being caught off-guard by the rapid increase in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic. This study provides a detailed analysis of the situation and offers three policy recommendations. First, health policies should invest in improving demand tracking, planning, and forecasting infrastructure, particularly for drugs with no available substitutes. Second, health systems must ensure a sufficient provision of drugs at low prices. While the international division of labour has provided price efficiency, it has also exposed supply security risks. Finally, the market structure should internalize these supply security risks to avoid the need for ad-hoc policy interventions in the future.

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  • Peter Klimek & Elma Dervic & Klaus Friesenbichler & Markus Gerschberger & Liuhuaying Yang, 2023. "The Anatomy of the Current Antibiotics Shortage," ASCII Working Papers 001, Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdt:wpaper:001
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    Keywords

    Antibiotics Shortage; Global Supply Chain; Healthcare Policy; Drug Supply Security; Covid-19; China; India;
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