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"Pharmacy teams have seen the problems get worse in this country over recent years, putting more patients at risk,” said Paul Rees, the chief executive of the UK’s National Pharmacy Association.  (Photo: Freestocks.org)

Brexit has driven increased UK medicine shortages, research finds

The fallout from the UK’s exit from the EU has contributed to major medicines shortages in the UK, according to a new report published on Thursday (18 April). 

The report by the Nuffield Trust think-tank found that drug companies issued 1,643 warnings of impending medicine shortages in 2023, compared wit...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

"Pharmacy teams have seen the problems get worse in this country over recent years, putting more patients at risk,” said Paul Rees, the chief executive of the UK’s National Pharmacy Association.  (Photo: Freestocks.org)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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