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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Storm Newton

Sheer scale of medicine shortages laid bare in report

  • A new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on pharmacy warns that persistent and widespread medicine shortages are causing serious harm to patients.
  • The report highlights the severe impact of these shortages on individuals with conditions such as ADHD, menopause, and diabetes.
  • Surveys revealed that over 90 per cent of pharmacists, GPs, and prescribers reported shortages of ADHD medicines, with significant impacts also noted for HRT, diabetes drugs, and antibiotics.
  • The APPG calls for urgent action, including better support and information for patients, and for medicine security to be treated as a core component of NHS planning.
  • The Department of Health and Social Care acknowledges global supply problems and states it has measures in place to mitigate disruption and build supply chain resilience.

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Persistent and widespread medicine shortages putting patients at risk

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