EU Extends Provisions For Ensuring Post-Brexit Flow Of Medicines

‘Bridging Measures’ Needed After End Of Grace Period

Proposals for averting medicines supply disruptions caused by Brexit in Northern Ireland and three EU markets are about to be discussed by EU legislators.

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The EU is trying to avoid barriers to the free flow of medicines • Source: Alamy

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU are shortly to begin discussing legislative proposals put forward by the European Commission to ensure the continued supply of medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and three EU member states – Cyprus, Ireland and Malta – which have historically been dependent on medicines supplied through the UK.

As a stop-gap until the proposals are approved, the commission has published a notice that effectively extends a set of...

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