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Exclusive: BGMA chief executive on how CPTPP accession will affect UK medicine manufacturers

CPTPP membership could attract more suppliers to the UK market, thereby reduce drug shortage risks and lower prices - says BGMA chief executive Mark...

Drug shortage: Kay-Cee-L syrup to be out of stock from late September

Healthcare providers are advised to prioritise remaining supplies of Kay-Cee-L syrup for patients requiring doses of less than 12mmol of potassium  The Department of Health...

Pharmacists urge Keir Starmer to appoint medicine supply Tsar to address growing shortage crisis

Recent analysis by the NPA revealed that the number of SSPs issued by the Department of Health when medicine shortages are most acute has...

Alert: UK Faces Shortage Of Arthritis Drug Erelzi 50mg Pre-Filled Pen

All affected healthcare providers have been cautioned against initiating any new patient on Erelzi products until supply issues are resolved Hospitals and healthcare providers across...

Medicine shortages: UK charities and pharmacists call for supply chain review

‘Unless there is openness and transparency between the government and manufacturers, resolving medicine shortages will remain impossible’ Health charities and community pharmacists have warned the...

Europe Sees Surge in Generic Medicines Withdrawals; UK Faces Doubling of Drug Shortages

Generic medicines for cancer and mental health on the Union List of Critical Medicines are disappearing, study reveals Adding to the growing evidence of...