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AEMPS signs agreement with Bidafarma cooperative to detect medicine shortages before they occur

01 Aug 2026 Effective: 22 Jul 2026 26 views
Who is affected:
Pharmaceutical distributors, pharmacies, patients and healthcare professionals

Summary

The Medicines Agency and pharmaceutical cooperative Bidafarma will share weekly supply data to anticipate shortages. The agreement uses the ARTEMIS software tool and has no economic cost for either party.

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AEMPS and Bidafarma SCA enter into a pharmaceutical wholesale data exchange agreement valid for 4 years and renewable. Bidafarma will send AEMPS weekly quantities requested and received for each medicine, enabling early detection of supply chain tensions. AEMPS will analyze this data through the ARTEMIS platform and ge…

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Full official title

Resolución de 24 de julio de 2026, de la Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, por la que se publica el Convenio con Bidafarma, Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza, para el intercambio de información relacionada con el suministro y la escasez de los medicamentos.

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