UK CMA Launches Inquiry Into Steep Antibiotics Price Rise

Soaring Strep A Cases Have Left Penicillin And Amoxicillin In Short Supply

The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating a rise in antibiotic wholesale prices in the UK after pharmacists reported steep increases in the costs they were facing for penicillin and amoxicillin.

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Pharmacists have reported price rises from £2 to £19 • Source: Shutterstock

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