Shortages of ‘life saving’ medicines has become ‘new normal’ for UK


by The Independent

The Independent— ‘The medicines supply chain is broken at every level,’ warns Dr Leyla Hannbeck

Daily Mail—Urgent warning over shortages of life-saving drugs: Damning report reveals patients are at risk because of Britain's 'broken' medicine supply chain so are stocks of YOUR meds running low?. The Government has been urged to carry out a review of the UK's 'broken' medicine supply chain as costs soar and patients are left in pain.

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