Medications Post-Brexit

Not sure of your point gg13

There are shortages of HRT, some insulin products and TPN feed bags all nothing to do with Brexit.

Any delays will be down to the pharma. companies themselves. They delight in holding back. Look at the many life-saving drugs that they won't release because of the " cost " of them to the public. We can blame the US Congress for keeping the prices of drugs high. No wonder Trump is rubbing his hands right now at a no-deal Brexit.

And didn’t the British Medical Journal or the Lancet recently reassure everyone? I agree with you Esspee.

And weren''t pharmaceutical companies required to sign non disclosure agreements so as to not frighten the people horses?

An elderly story but no doubt the NDAs are still in operation.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-asks-drug-companies-to-sign-no-deal-brexit-gag-clause/

As for the Year200 bug, there was huge world wide preparation for it well in advance. A great deal of money and and man hours was expended on debugging. It was taken very seriously by the IT industry.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45083650

It is still £4bn of unnecessary spending.

Ur I'm confused, how is there going to be a deal after we leave?

They may have contingency arrangements for life saving drugs, but many drugs that make life bearable for people are manufactured abroad, just check the packets. They may not be a priority. I cannot imagine there will not be a deal in the end, because the dilemma over the Irish border is insoluble if not.

Only if there’s no deal.

I think there’ll be a deal at the 11th hour.

Or very soon after leaving.

And didn’t the British Medical Journal or the Lancet recently reassure everyone? I agree with you Esspee.

esspee then you need to tell Johnson’s government as it is them that are tendering for emergency flights for drugs and medical equipment post Brexit.

I believe the "Brexit causing chaos" scenario to be much like the millennium bug threat. Remember how we were warned planes would fall out of the sky etc.?
At that time I took simple precautions such as altering the date on my computer. This time I imagine I'll get my prescription renewed in advance.
Frankly I believe it is all scaremongering for political reasons.

Apparently there are plans afoot for emergency flights to be carried out in the case of a shortage of life saving drugs.

It will initially cost £4bn to set up.

None of that is necessary.

We live in a mad country.

My DHs life saving drugs are manufactured in Spain.