Correspondence

Medicines supply: no-deal Brexit preparation plans update

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has written to medicine suppliers to update them on medicine supply preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 7 December 2018

Documents

Human medicines supply in a March 2019 no-deal scenario: an update

PDF, 505 KB, 4 pages

Medicines supply contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit scenario

PDF, 277 KB, 4 pages

Details

These letters explain what medicine suppliers need to consider in the period leading up to March 2019.

The first letter is aimed at medicine suppliers from the EU and EEA. It includes information on:

• EU and EEA pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only medicines and pharmacy medicines to the UK
• an update on medicine supply preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit

The second letter is aimed at UK medicines manufacturers. It gives an update on medicine supply preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit for UK medicines manufacturers who may currently be using the short straits crossings into Dover and Folkestone to import raw materials into the UK.

Published 7 December 2018