Government received reports of 28 supply issues per week over past five years Drug manufacturers have officially warned the government about potential medicine supply problems 28 times per week over the past five years, according to data analysis by the National Pharmacy…

Data analysis by #TheNPA has revealed that manufacturers have officially warned the UK government about potential #medicinesupply problems 28 times per week over the past five years

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PJ view: Reshoring medicine manufacturing must be considered as an option for managing shortages In our featured interview this month, former deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Bruce Warner gave The Pharmaceutical Journal a rare glimpse of hope for the future of medicine shortages. While the…

Why the UK government and pharmaceutical industry should be looking at reshoring supply chains as an option for managing shortages

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Will reshoring medicines manufacturing solve shortages in the UK? Medicines shortages have presented the government, pharmacists and patients with one crisis after another in recent years. For example, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medicines,…

In the United States and some European countries, drug manufacturing is being brought home to mitigate shortages of critical medicines, but will similar action in the UK improve supply resilience?
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