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Pharmacy multiples to ensure FMD compliance ‘as soon as practicably possible’

Pharmacy multiples in the UK have admitted they are unlikely to be ready for full implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive before it comes into force across the EU on 9 February 2019.…

Less than half of UK pharmacies will be ready for FMD

Exclusive: More than 50% of pharmacies in the UK are not expected to meet the Falsified Medicines Directive deadline, the body running the system in the UK has said.…

Lords committee demands details of government plans to maintain medicines supply after Brexit

The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has given the health secretary ten days to clarify whether access to medicines can be guaranteed after Brexit in the event of no deal.…

GP practices advised not to buy ‘expensive kit’ for FMD compliance

GP practices in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire have been advised by their local medical committee not to buy expensive hardware to comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive.…

Brexit could have ‘moderately positive impact’ on medicine manufacturing in the UK, says Welsh report

Brexit could have a “moderately positive impact” on the development of the UK pharmaceutical sector in the long term, according to a Health Impact Assessment report published by Public Health Wales.…

Patients could be affected by pharmacies stockpiling Brexit medicines, Keith Ridge warns

Keith Ridge has urged pharmacists to “consider the consequences for patients” if they stockpile medicines in advance of Brexit against government advice.…

Pharmacy sector ‘deploying all necessary resources’ to prevent Brexit medicines shortages, as government deal voted down

Following the historic parliamentary defeat of the government’s Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said it is “deploying all necessary resources” to ensure patients do not run short of medicines when the UK leaves the EU.…

Refrigeration storage for no-deal Brexit medicines stockpiles to cost £1m

The government is expecting to spend around £1m on refrigerated storage for medicine stockpiles in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…

Proposals to change legislation to ensure drug supply in case of no-deal Brexit could ‘pose risk to patient safety’

Plans to alter the management of drugs supply in the case of a no-deal Brexit could make it possible to sanction medicines supply to patients in non-pharmacy locations, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association has warned.…

DHSC puts plans for recognition of qualifications in no-deal Brexit before parliament

The Department of Health and Social Care has put before parliament amendments to legislation that will allow the qualifications of pharmacists from the EU to be recognised in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…