that was catherine byaruhanga there. pharmacists say there s growing evidence of a crisis in the supply of medications in the uk. the national pharmacy association, which represents independent community pharmacists, says that over the past two years there s been a threefold increase in the use of what are called serious shortage protocols, which allow them to prescribe an alternative when a drug isn t available. dominic hughes reports. pharmacists say the supply of medicines is complicated. it s an international business that can be affected by changes in global demand, prices, and exchange rates, as well as manufacturing problems and the supply chain. and the availability of some drugs has been problematic. the evidence the use of serious shortage protocols, issued by the department of health and social care and applied across the uk. they allow community pharmacists to supply alternative drugs if there s a shortage of a particular medicine. the national pharmacy association says t
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