While the story says there is a European wide shortage of drugs due to manufacturing problems, war in Ukraine etc, the extra red tape now enforced for customs imports means it’s become harder for the NHS to get the supplies of drugs it needs.
While the story says there is a European wide shortage of drugs due to manufacturing problems, war in Ukraine etc, the extra red tape now enforced for customs imports means it’s become harder for the NHS to get the supplies of drugs it needs.
Doubt. Brexit ‘red tape’ is just an import form. They aren’t that hard to figure out, especially as the majority of drugs are generics and are supplied from outside the EU anyway. Brexit just created a level playing field for all the pharma suppliers. I thought the EU wanted a LPF?
I think drug companies are quite keen to remain supplying one of the world’s biggest drug buyers 👇
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/08/revealed-pharma-giants-pour-millions-of-pounds-into-nhs-to-boost-drug-sales
UK should up it’s manufacturing and broaden its supply chain to ensure supply. Especially as it’s a Europe wide shortage and not brexit related. Kind of hard to import a drug if it’s not available