Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ, January 2025, Vol 314
Community Pharmacy England welcomes the inquiry as medicines shortages increase the already “huge pressures on community pharmacies” and patient care.
The All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) has announced plans to conduct an inquiry into medicines shortages in England that aims to “develop practical recommendations to address this ongoing challenge”.
The APPG said in a statement on 8 January 2024 that the inquiry “comes in response to the growing concerns surrounding medicines shortages and its impact on patient care in the UK, including pharmacy teams’ ability to dispense medicines in a timely way”.
As part of the inquiry, the APPG opened a survey on medicines shortages to anyone affected, including pharmacists and pharmacy teams, medicines manufacturers and distributors and patient groups.
The APPG is an independent cross-party parliamentary group, currently chaired by Labour MP Steve Race and funded by Community Pharmacy England (CPE), the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), the Company Chemists Association and the Independent Pharmacies Association.
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