Brexit exacerbates UK drug shortages, per Nuffield Trust report, calling for a review of the medicine supply chain.

Brexit has "exacerbated" UK drug shortages with the medicine supply chain described as "broken", according to a report by the Nuffield Trust think tank. The study found that shortages for items such as antibiotics and medication for epilepsy are having a significant impact on patients, GPs, and pharmacies. The government has been urged to carry out a review into the UK's medicine supply chain, after thousands of alerts over shortages were issued last year.

April 17, 2024
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