Hello everyone, you may have experienced prescription medicine shortages recently, for example with Letrozole (Femara) and Arimidex. These ‘supply chain issues’ are said to be caused by pharmacists, hospitals and wholesalers selling prescription drugs, intended for the UK, to customers in Europe for profit.
A summit was held on Tuesday at the Department of Health to try and find solutions to the problem. One action is that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will be investigating breaches of conduct that have caused the shortages so your experiences could help them with their enquiries.
If you want to report problems you’ve had with your supply of medicines, you can contact MHRA on: 020 7084 2000 (between 9am-5pm) or 020 7210 3000 (any other time) or email <script type=“text/javascript”>eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%69%6e%66%6f%40%6d%68%72%61%2e%67%73%69%2e%67%6f%76%2e%75%6b%22%3e%69%6e%66%6f%40%6d%68%72%61%2e%67%73%69%2e%67%6f%76%2e%75%6b%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b’))</script>
If you don’t want to make a formal complaint, but are having problems with your medicine supply you can ask your pharmacist to either contact the manufacturer directly or check if other local pharmacies have the drug.