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Medicines supply chain and shortages briefing

Why medicines go short, how the UK supply chain is organised, and what manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacies are doing about it.

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PDF, approx. 40 pages
Edition
2026 edition
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This is a digital research report. It doesn't promote or supply any medicine, and nothing in it is medical, clinical, legal or investment advice.

What's included

  • How medicines move from manufacturer to patient in the UK
  • Documented causes of shortages, with sources
  • Government and industry responses
  • Sourcing, stock-holding and dual-supply approaches
  • Case studies drawn from published reports

About this pack

Medicine shortages are a recurring risk for everyone in the supply chain. This briefing sets out the causes that are documented in published research and official reports, how the UK supply chain is organised, and the responses in use or under discussion.

It is general information for business use and does not advise on the supply of any individual medicine.

Scope and sources

UK, with reference to EU developments. Government and regulator publications, parliamentary and audit reports, peer-reviewed research.

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