Overview
- An All-Party Parliamentary Group report warns daily shortages of ADHD, hormone replacement therapy, diabetes drugs and antibiotics are causing serious patient harm.
- More than 90% of prescribers reported ADHD medication scarcities, with 76% flagging HRT and diabetes drug shortfalls and 44% reporting antibiotic shortages.
- Over eight in ten pharmacists spend hours each day sourcing alternative treatments and managing distressed patients due to stock gaps.
- The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed a £617 million two-year funding deal with Community Pharmacy England under the government’s 10 Year Health Plan.
- Officials are reviewing prescribing protocols to allow pharmacists to adjust doses and formulations when prescribed medicines run out.