05/02/2026
Community Pharmacy NI has warned of an imminent risk to the supply of essential medicines in Northern Ireland.
Briefing MLAs at an All-Party Group meeting at Stormont on Tuesday 3 February, representatives from CPNI advised of a growing shortage of many common medicines including the painkiller, co-codamol which is likely to extend for several months.
As things stand we may be forced to ration supplies of medicines related to shortages, potentially affecting on average 50 to 100 patients per pharmacy so that people have some supply and do not run out of vital medicines.
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