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BGMA Warns No-Deal Brexit Will Harm Depleted UK Stockpile

As European Governments Brace For Possible Second Wave Of COVID-19

 
• By Akriti Seth

While the UK’s drugs stockpile is depleting due to high demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a no-deal Brexit in January 2021 may further harm medicines supply during a possible second wave of COVID-19.

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The UK Government needs to act quickly to rebuild its drug stockpile • Source: Shutterstock

Warning against a non-negotiated exit from the EU in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Warwick Smith, director general of the British Generic Manufacturers Association and the British Biosimilars Association, has cautioned that a “no-deal” Brexit could “potentially disrupt supplies of medicines further at the end of the year.”

Currently, the UK is due to end its transition period with the EU on 31 December 2020 after formally leaving the EU in January

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