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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

NHS could face drug shortages within weeks due to Iran war, medicine manufacturers warn

The NHS faces drug shortages within weeks if the US and Iran do not strike a deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, drug makers have warned.

Paracetamol, antibiotics, stroke prevention medicines and even some cancer drugs, which represent 85 per cent of all NHS prescriptions, may be in short supply as early as June, according to Medicines UK.

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