Exclusive: Patients put at risk as crisis hits supplies of vital antibiotics, HRT and anti-depressants

While the story says there is a European wide shortage of drugs due to manufacturing problems, war in Ukraine etc, the extra red tape now enforced for customs imports means it’s become harder for the NHS to get the supplies of drugs it needs.

  • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
    -1•1 year ago

    But the extra work of filling forms and providing data evidence to support those forms is something that has to come from somewhere

    Yep. But forms can be automated and policy can be written to make the UK more attractive for pharma

    While at the same time we gain no ability to buy from out of EU nations that we did not have before brexit

    Other than things like Project Orbis?

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-project-orbis

    • @C4d@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Project Orbis is about approval (and it seems like a good idea). It isn’t about supply or cost.