What’s really to blame for Britain’s life-threatening drug shortage
A report has zeroed in on the impact of Brexit on prescription drugs. Shortages have become commonplace, with devastating results – as James Moore understands only too well...
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“They can’t get your insulin.”
My wife’s tone conveyed a mixture of worry and frustration. For me, it felt as if I had been hit with a sledgehammer. Pure fight or flight.
When I was two years old, you see, my immune system went haywire for reasons that are not well understood – and blitzed my pancreas’s insulin-producing cells.
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