UK Signs Three More No-Deal Brexit Drug Transport Contracts
Companies Will Offer Express Delivery Of Urgent Supplies
Executive Summary
Efforts to ensure that supplies of medicines continue to flow if the UK leaves the EU without a deal have been stepped up with the announcement of three contracts to provide an express delivery service for urgently needed products.
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