Patients in England are being forced to ration life-saving drugs as a supply crisis hits availability of at least 30 different types of medication, an analysis of official data has shown.
Drug shortages, defined as when a pharmacy or hospital orders a medicine but cannot receive it, are double the level of two and half years ago, according to official data collated by the British Generic Manufacturers Association, a trade body.
There were 101 supply shortfalls recorded in April, compared with 45 in November 2021, their lowest point in the past three years.
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