The Anti-Falsification Directive: Europe’s Answer to Global Supply Chain Threats
This article was originally published in The Gold Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Union July 1 published its directive on falsified medicines, setting into motion a tightening of Europe’s pharmaceutical supply chain that will for the most part take place over the next 18 months – and that could cost pharmaceutical companies billions of Euros.
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