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Experts warn all forms of Brexit would harm NHS
pharmaceutical-technology
February 28, 2019
Brexit in all forms will cause harm to the UK National Health Service (NHS), however, a no-deal scenario will result in the worst outcomes, according to a new review published in The Lancet....
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UK Department of Health updates its no-deal Brexit preparations
pharmaceutical-technology
February 27, 2019
Amidst continued uncertainty surrounding the exact terms of UK’s exit from the European Union on 29 March this year, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has further clarified its preparations aimed at .....
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Brexit could disrupt medicine supplies for six months – minister
pharmaphorum
February 22, 2019
A no-deal Brexit could disrupt medicines supplies to the UK for at least six months because of delays as they are shipped across the channel, instead of the previously estimated six weeks, a government minister has warned.
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Chinese patients to get new drugs before UK after Brexit – says CEO
pharmaphorum
February 15, 2019
US, European, Japanese and Chinese patients could get novel medicines ahead of patients in the UK after Brexit, the CEO of French pharma Ipsen has said in an interview.
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No-deal Brexit could put UK patients at risk of fake medicines
pharmaceutical-technology
February 13, 2019
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), a trade group representing drugmakers in the UK, has warned that patients in the country could be at risk of counterfeit medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit....
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EMA set for official move from London on 1 March
pharmaphorum
January 25, 2019
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has officially taken over its new building in Amsterdam in preparation of its move to the Dutch capital from London.
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NHS plans for UK medicines supply in no-deal Brexit
pharmaceutical-technology
January 22, 2019
The UK National Health Service (NHS) has announced contingency plans to ensure there is no disruption to medicines supply for patients in the event of a no-deal Brexit....
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Pharma calls for ‘no deal’ preparation after Brexit deal rejected
pharmaphorum
January 17, 2019
Pharma has called for politicians to take action to ensure patient safety in the event of a ‘no deal’ situation, after the UK parliament’s historic decision to reject prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal last night.
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Pharma industry ‘call for action’ following Brexit vote
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 17, 2019
The pharma industry has called for the government to act to ensure that patients receive their medications in the case of a ‘no deal’ situation…
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Patients may have to build drug stockpiles in ‘no deal’ Brexit
pharmaphorum
December 21, 2018
Representatives of the pharma industry and drug distributors have told an influential committee of MPs that patients should consider stockpiling their own drugs if a “no deal” Brexit scenario looks likely.