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Medicines Shortages

Patients throughout the country will have noticed that there are increasing numbers of prescriptions which pharmacies cannot fulfill completely or promptly. This is due to a nationwide shortage of certain medicines. You may have read that some manufacturers are trying to blame pharmacists for this shortage because they are exporting medicines to countries which pay more than the NHS price for drugs.

We can confirm that neither M Whitfield Ltd nor its principal wholesale supplier, Durham Pharmaceuticals Ltd, exports any medicines whatsoever. Any shortages experienced by M Whitfield Ltd are caused entirely by the inability of drug manufacturers to supply the product, or by manufacturer-imposed quotas which prevent us from buying the quantities of medicines that we require.

If you are as unhappy with this extremely unsatisfactory situation as we are, we suggest you contact the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) who can give you advice and support in making a complaint about the NHS:

ICAS North East
Evans Business Centre
Durham Way South
Aycliffe Industrial Park
Newton Aycliffe
Co. Durham, DL5 6XP

Telephone: 0300 456 8348

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