Drug shortage declared in Switzerland

There is a shortage of medicines in Switzerland, said President of the pharmaSuisse society Martina Ruggli in an interview with the Blick newspaper. There are no special antibiotics, pain relievers and heart medications for high blood pressure, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy in the country.

"The deficit applies to the entire range. About seven percent of all drugs covered by health insurance are not available,” Martina Ruggli noted.