Medication shortages ‘impacting upon patient safety’, pharmacy leaders warn
Shortages of certain medicines are putting patient safety at risk, experts have warned, as well as exposing pharmacists to abuse and aggression from frustrated and anxious members of the public.
Leaders from the sector told the PA news agency the system is “unviable and broken”, and called on the Government to recognise the seriousness of the issue.
They spoke of shortages in medication to treat the likes of epilepsy, ADHD and diabetes, as well as some cancer drugs and hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMP), said the situation is “the worst that we have ever seen”.
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