In a report in June, the EU’s executive European Commission included medicines and medical devices in a list of sectors for which “continued and particular vigilance” was needed.
Many EU states already face shortages of some medicines because of problems with production, regulators or distribution.
A survey of 21 European countries showed that all of them experienced shortages of medicines last year, according to the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, a pharmacists’ trade body. Vaccines were among the drugs most frequently cited as being in short supply.
So,
There could be temporary shortages of certain drugs after a ‘no deal’ Brexit, only because the regulatory authorities in the U.K. will need to revise their eligibility procedures and also because of changes to UK customs / entry requirements.
However, and this is where Project Fear proponents should hang their heads in shame – there are, and have been shortages of certain drugs throughout the EU for some time – it is not a UK or Brexit only problem , and this is a fact, not a way of supporting Brexit.
Please take a look at other EU drug supply problems before condemning Brexit, or the Government!
There are stock piles of drugs already in the UK, and remember a no deal Brexit ls not forevermore, it is the start of trade negotiations , not the end?