UK industry blames medicine shortages on parallel trade
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
The problem of medicine shortages in the UK is not going away, and many pharmacists expect the situation to worsen next year, according to a stock survey by Chemist and Druggist1. The situation will only improve if the government steps in, says the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. The industry says that an increase in parallel trade is the reason behind the shortages.