Shortages Of Medications Are A Result Of Brexit

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Sometimes it’s hard to think of anything that Brexit hasn’t made worse. It’s not that all that is wrong with our country is resolved by the vote to exit the EU. It’s just that no one else in the world has to cope with this extra layer of red tape, delay, suffering, money, and economic loss.
We now hear that the NHS is having more difficulty obtaining the necessary medications due to Brexit. Medicine shortages are “as bad as they have ever been,” according to Community Pharmacy England, and the war in Ukraine, the epidemic, and—you guessed it—Brexit are to blame. Brexit is merely one more obstacle in the way of an already complicated situation.

According to the British Generic Manufacturers Association, there are more “high-impact” shortages than there have been in the previous ten years. The rate of medicine shortages has increased in the last 18 months, with 102 distinct types currently in short supply.
You may want to bring up the following points with the government if you hear them deny that there is an issue, or if they acknowledge the issue but argue that Brexit is not the cause.

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... government implemented SSPs in order to get ready for a no-deal Brexit—the one that, in the opinion of the swivel-eyed loons, was best for Britain.

Special Shortage Protocols are these. They were established in 2019 and enable pharmacists to provide substitute products for those that are scarce due to Brexit. The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded fifty-five SSPs in the past four years.

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