The PSNC is no longer maintaining a list as shortages have become part of every day life in pharmacy now.
This posed a question by one of my clients: “Does this mean we can now export anything?”
No I said you must not export drugs in short supply and I refereed him to the following guidance note which can be downloaded using the following link:
Trading Medicines for Human Use: Shortages and Supply Chain Obligations (PDF File/Updated January 2013)
Both manufacturers and wholesalers licenced to trade in the UK have a legal duty to ensure that UK patient needs are met and pharmacists and dispensing doctors have ethical obligations to ensure the needs of patients are always put first.
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