Tag: medicines supply chain
Supply chain bottlenecks impacting community pharmacy margins, MPs say
Instability in the supply chain network is frequently undermining the profit margins in community pharmacies, former Pharmacy Minister and Chair of the Health and...
Community Pharmacy England to host parliamentary drop-in event on medicines supply issues
Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to host a Parliamentary drop-in event in July to brief MPs and Peers about the ongoing medicines supply chain issues...
BIG PICTURE: Fixing the medicines shortage crisis
From over-the-counter flu tablets to crucial antibiotics and antidepressants, medicines are running scarce in UK pharmacies this year, causing concerns among patients, the government,...
Drug shortages are forcing patients to visit multiple pharmacies or go back to GP for an alternative
There has been extensive national media coverage today (August 11) on how medicine or drug shortages have forced patients to visit multiple pharmacies to...
Boots becomes first UK pharmacy to transport prescription medicines by drones
Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to transport prescription medicines by a drone.
The pharmacy multiple completed a test flight transporting...