Supply issues

Industry and pharmacy bodies confirm signing government ‘gagging orders’ over no-deal Brexit plans

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee is one of several pharmacy bodies to have signed non-disclosure agreements preventing them from disclosing the UK government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit.…

Plans for importing medical isotopes changed after government review of no-deal Brexit proposals

Plans for daily importing of medical isotopes by plane after a no-deal Brexit were found to be inefficient following a government review, the NHS Confederation has said.…

HRT shortages prompts guidance on availability

Shortages of hormone replacement therapy have prompted the British Menopause Society to issue guidance on the supplies that are currently available.…

Treasury promises £434m to support medicines supply chain after no-deal Brexit

The UK chancellor has committed to spending an extra £434m on ensuring the continued supply of medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…

Government tenders for £3m contract for Brexit medicines express

The government has set aside £3m to transport short-life medicines and medical devices in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…

Express ferry service for medicines to be introduced as government ramps up no-deal Brexit planning

The government has announced it will introduce an express freight service for urgent medicines that are in short supply, as part of plans to ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit.…

More than stockpiling needed to limit disruption of no-deal Brexit, warns generics manufacturers’ body

Medicine stockpiling alone will not ensure a disruption-free no-deal Brexit, the British Generic Manufacturers Association has said.…

Drugs companies asked to put no-deal Brexit stockpiles ‘on hold’ until further notice

The Department of Health and Social Care has written to pharmaceutical companies asking them to keep their six-week stockpiles of medicines “in place but on hold” until further notice.…

Brexit is not the only reason for medicines shortages

While Brexit may not be the direct cause of worsening medicines shortages, it is distracting Westminster from giving the issue the attention it needs. …

Government will ‘review its position’ on no-deal Brexit drug stockpiles

The government has said it will “review its position” on drug stockpiles held in case of a no-deal Brexit after the UK agreed an extension to its date for leaving the EU.…