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Shortage of cold medicines in UK is government’s fault, say pharmacists

United Kingdom Leyla Hannbeck

A trainee pharmacy staff member puts in order medications in drawers and shelves at the Monklands University Hospital, in Aidrie, Lanarkshire, on March 7, 2022 — Pharmacists report that they are struggling to obtain the most common cold and flu medicines. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty

A shortage of cough and cold medicines in the UK is a result of ministers’ “lack of planning”, according to pharmacy leaders.

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were accused of “being in denial” as supply chain problems worsen, with pharmacists reporting shortages of once-common cold and flu medicines.

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