Medicines shortages: our proposals for change
Medicine shortages cause anxiety for patients and place significant pressure on pharmacy teams. Our campaign and reports examine the causes, impact and ongoing challenges associated with shortages.
On this page, you can:
Read our report Medicines Shortages: solutions for empty shelves, and our one-year follow-up report, tracking developments, highlighting the experiences of pharmacy teams and patients and our recommendations for action
Access our policy on medicine shortages, setting out our position and recommendations
Use our pharmacy guide to support community pharmacy teams to manage shortages in practice
Explore further analysis and reporting on medicine shortages via The Pharmaceutical Journal
Together, these resources provide insight into the impact of shortages on patients and carers, outline the challenges faced by pharmacy teams, and present recommendations to inform policy and system-wide action.