The UK bet its future on being open to trade generations ago, and this has intensified as the UK's economy has been engineered into a focus on services rather than manufacturing; so when supply chains are disrupted prices rise & supplies are constrained.
The US/Israeli attack(s) on Iran are now having a wide range of disruptive effects as we know, but the latest to be identified as a potential problem is medicines.... that might be pretty serious!
I've had temporary issues with several of my repeat prescriptions already. It's been more of a problem since Brexit as EU suppliers favour EU member states when there is a shortage.
Given I can only order 4 weeks supply at a time, having even worse supply problems could seriously limit my ability to do volunteer work or just leave the house.
Even worse for people with more serious health conditions or who manage to hold a job because of their drugs.
Yes, we've yet to have any issues with my wife's myriad medicines, but I'm sort of expecting something to come up with the current four week repeat....
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
Tiggy
Kim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷