Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> key factor in worst UK medicine shortages</p><p>Policy analyst at Nuffield Trust said: This wave of medicine shortages has already meant people struggle to find drugs doctors told them were needed. It's rolling into a 3rd year</p><p>Elevated, troubling levels of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortages</span></a> are continuing, with no consistent sign of improvement</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> has lowest import growth in medicines of any G7 country, driven by a reduction in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> imports</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/22/brexit-key-factor-worst-uk-drug-shortages-in-four-years" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/22/brexit-key-factor-worst-uk-drug-shortages-in-four-years</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RejoinEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RejoinEU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BrexitLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrexitLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BrexitBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrexitBenefits</span></a></p>