{"id":753169,"date":"2026-06-22T15:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/753169\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:57:08","slug":"have-you-experienced-a-shortage-in-your-nhs-medication-we-would-like-to-hear-from-you-pharmaceuticals-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/753169\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you experienced a shortage in your NHS medication? We would like to hear from you | Pharmaceuticals industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Health leaders have warned Britons are facing some of the \u201cmost severe\u201d shortages of NHS medicines on record<\/a>, including common painkillers, epilepsy drugs and HRT.<\/p>\n

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned that medicine shortages<\/a> pose a \u201cserious risk to patient safety\u201d.<\/p>\n

While the Middle East conflict has made supply chains more volatile, it is not the only factor driving shortages, the NPA said.<\/p>\n

Lack of ingredients, manufacturing disruption, the UK\u2019s smaller medicines budget compared with other EU countries, and, in the case of HRT, changing prescribing habits have all played a part.<\/p>\n

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