18-01-2019 19:55 via theguardian.com

'Well-oiled machine': how Brexit disruption could hit medicine supplies

Pharmacists say minor delays at ports could have knock-on effects in lean supply chainRevealed: UK patients stockpile drugs in fear of no-deal Brexit
Few of the recipients of the millions of prescriptions dispensed every day across Britain are likely to give much thought to the system that ensures that everything from painkillers to niche medicines are available. Beyond the pharmacist’s counter, however, lies a network spanning national borders andcontinents and involving multiple supply c
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