UK medicine supply at risk from Middle East conflict

Medicines UK warns that rising freight costs from the Middle East conflict could lead to drug shortages. Generic makers struggle to absorb these extra expenses.

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The United Kingdom has so far avoided medicine shortages linked to the conflict in the Middle East, but trade officials warn that rising freight costs are threatening the stability of the supply chain. Medicines UK, the trade body for generic drugmakers, stated that the industry is currently absorbing higher transport expenses, but this strategy is unsustainable in the long term.

An illustration photo displays various medicinal pills and capsules in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Illustration
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