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08 Feb 2012

Pharmacy bodies square up to manufacturers and government at medicine shortages inquiry

Stocks shortages PSNC and Pharmacy Voice have called upon government to take stronger action to tackle supply problems
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A A, Community pharmacist
Posted on 8 February 2012.
THERE WERE NO LONGTERM SHORTAGES SUCH AS TODAY OVER A GREATER NUMBER OF MEDICINES BEFORE PFIZER AND THE COMPLETE CON THAT IS DTP. UNLESS THE GOVT STEP IN WIT REGARDS TO DTP / REDUCED WHOLSALER DEALS NOTHING WILL CHANGE. BIG PHARMA HAS SAVED 30% IN THE AMOUNT OF STOCK NEEDED TO BE IN CIRCULATION SINCE DTP. LET THEM DENY THIS. I BET THEY DON'T.
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Lee Hobbs, Work for a pharmaceutical company
Posted on 13 February 2012.
The supply chain was working well in 2006 & 2007 because there wasn't any export...

I can't speak for every manufacturer but we've had to increase the supply of our exported lines by at least 20% more than the 'UK' market (as defined by IMS). Even more so where a product has switched from being imported to exported. And Pfizer didn't start dtp - Glaxo have been doing it since the 90s.
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Raymond Lee, Community pharmacist
Posted on 26/02/12 08:56 in reply to Lee Hobbs.
DTP was to tackle counterfeit meds - has this been achieved. No!
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