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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas,Millie Cooke,Kate Devlin and Alicja Hagopian

NHS medicines could be at risk due to Trump tariffs and global trade friction, ministers warned

The availability of around 85 per cent of NHS medicines could be at risk unless the UK government strengthens its supply chains to prepare for worsening geopolitical tensions, ministers have been warned.

Manufacturers in Britain have urged the government to treat it as a defence issue, with the supply of drugs such as antibiotics under threat if global tensions continue to rise as a result of Donald Trump’s decision to impose hefty tariffs across the world.

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