Industry Warns Of New Post-Brexit ‘Cliff Edge’ For Medicines Supply To Northern Ireland
Executive Summary
The burden of having to produce separate product packs for Great Britain and Northern Ireland is among a number of concerns raised by industry executives at a recent hearing in the House of Lords.
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