The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices of Germany has published on its official site the list of 229 medicines with supply problem. The reason for the supply problem according to BfArM is insufficient deliveries from China and India. Among the medicines that Germany lacks, there are antibiotics, medicines for diabetes, cancer, immunity and painkillers.
Bild, the German newspaper, has expressed that the problem can be made worse in the event that factories are closed due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus. In the pharmacies in the country each of two prescriptions is not in the warehouses and there is a long waiting process.