The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has submitted evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy inquiry into medicines shortages in England, examining their impact, causes and potential solutions.

Tase Oputu, RPS England Board Chair, said:

‘’We welcome the inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy into medicines shortages. Our written evidence to the inquiry draws on the work of the RPS into this area and the publication of our report,  Medicines Shortages: Solutions for empty shelves.

“Medicines Shortages continue to impact patients and the work of pharmacists daily, and we will fully engage with and support the inquiry as it develops its own recommendations on behalf of the profession.

“We continue to urge the Government to create a national strategy to manage medicine shortages, and to change legislation to allow community pharmacists to amend prescriptions when medicines are in short supply.

“We look forward to the inquiry drawing on the body of evidence within our report and aligning to some of our key recommendations and remain committed to supporting the APPG in this important piece of work.’’

Read our full response to the inquiry.

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