Scotland Explains How To Tackle No-Deal Drug Shortages
Separate Report Outlines Specific Impact On Scotland
Executive Summary
Scotland’s government has consistently opposed the UK’s departure from the EU, and has been putting its own measures in place to deal with any medicines shortages that might arise in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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