Hi all, dont want to get anyone in a sweat but I came across this list of medications which might (MIGHT) be in short supply if we have a no deal brexit.
Worth checking out, knowledge is power. Most of my regulars (not emergency) are on the list.
EDIT: this from the BMJ might have more credibility. I dont have log-in possibility but someone else might have. The bit you can see says that a majority of drugs, regardless of where they are produced, come into the UK via France and the Channel crossing so there could well be hold-ups.
Could - being the optimum word sassy. Many of my drugs have had manufacturing problems frequently over the years and that was nothing to do with Brexit. If anything, they are making more plans than usual to keep supplies going. Fingers crossed.
Precisely. Every little problem that arises is going to be blamed on Brexit until the unholy mess is sorted one way or the other. I just hope we don't get into discussing it here.
Two of my meds are on that list as well, Candesartan and Omeprazole, no mention of medical equipment though, I use BiPAP at night time and need to replace my Mask cushions once a month, if I can’t get them from my Respiratory clinic I have to buy them myself at £50 a time, which I can’t really afford!
One positive though,if viagra is in short supply i won't need the Amlodipine for my slightly high blood pressure,you have to laugh even in adversity. xx
This is nonsense. It was on Jeremy Vine last week. Most of our medication comes from India. Also we import 30 odd per cent and export over 40 odd per cent. It's all false reports
As I explained it was a member of Parliament actually that stated it and the figures. All this scaremongering is ridiculous especially on this site it's not what it's about
Being aware prepared and being prepared is always a good thing. It's not just about medicines but being able to eat a healthy diet and as a vegetarian I am concerned that supplies of fruit and vegetables etc will be compromised. No way to stockpile perishable goods like that.
The best thing to do I imagine would probably be to speak to your pharmacist about your own personal drugs. They are more likely to know than your GP. Living in Kent I am very in touch with the effects Brexit will have. And hoping for a deal rather than no deal!
Thanks for this - let's hope reason prevails (though it does seem in short supply right now!)
We don’t get all of our meds from the EU. We also have to remember that the European manufacturers who supply us make billions out of the NHS. They are not going to stop supplying us. I do wish that websites such as that one would stop conjecturing and worrying people who have enough to contend with already.
e-surgery.com are a private GP and pharmacy site. Maybe it is worth asking yourselves whether they may be seeking to frighten people into buying their meds from them now in the fear that there will be a shortage (if and when) we leave the EU
This is not the only time shortages of medications have been mentioned though I agree that this is a private site and I'm totally against privatisation of the NHS.
But my philosophophy is to hope for the best and plan for the worst and Ive been ordering my repeats for some time and now have about 3 months in hand. Just seems sensible.
I honestly dont know Bev - and I guess no-one really does - how far delays may affect us. Ive edited in a BMJ article in to my original post so bit more there.
Good morning, well if that happens, all my meds are on this list😏 Pehaps I should move back to Europe ......but we shall have to wait and see....there's lots of speculation. Thank you for sharing😊🌼
They obviously contemplate delays at ports...especially the Chanel ports.....
One would think though that many of these drugs could be arrange by air freight even though the cost could be higher.
For example...a freight version of a Boeing 747 has a payload of about 140 tons ....whereas a sea/road container only 26 tons ( legal limit).
Thanks for that O2. One or two of mine are on there. But I think we all use Pred and possibly lanzoprazole. But none of my RA or Vasculitis meds are on, yet!
How do you know that, bobbyfloyd? One of my drugs is already in short supply! This could be because some pharmaceutical suppliers are stockpiling (as advised by the government) so others are unable to obtain supplies. It’s not scaremongering at all.
Now that a bill has been forced through parliament forcing the government to reveal what actions amongst others they have taken to avoid shortages of medical supplies in the event of a no deal we may finally get some answers to our questions,though i don't anticipate a flood of information.
Maybe if they are forced to reopen Parliament after today's court ruling and subject to their appeal our elected members can get back in there and start asking the questions?
The government has now published its no-deal Brexit preparation document dated aug 2019 , known as Yellowhammer, which is titled “reasonable worst case planning assumptions”. It predicts the supply of medicines & fresh food could be reduced to
40% on day 1, with significant disruption lasting up to 6 months.
Don’t shoot the messenger, this is the government’s own, previously secret, document. You can see all the other potential implications eg fuel price rises, civil disruption, here
I take the Sunday Times & it was leaked to one of their journos about a month ago. I think the redacted bit refers to the closure of two oil refineries & resulting fuel shortages.
Of course some people are dismissing the document as part of “project fear”, ignoring the fact it’s a government doc dated 2 Aug 2019 ie since Boris Johnson became PM 🙄
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