People across the UK have been urged not to panic despite concerns over a shortage of cough and cold medicines. There is a short supply of throat lozenges, cough mixtures, and even some painkillers amid an ongoing crisis in the NHS.
Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, said pharmacists "are struggling to obtain the very basic, most common cold and flu medicine", reports the Mirror. "This isn’t just the branded medicines," she said, pointing toward problems with the supply chain.
"It is also simple things like throat lozenges, cough mixtures or pain killers – particularly the ones that are soluble." The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that flu and COVID-19 were operating at high levels this winter, which might've contributed to the shortages.
