Streptococcus A: Antibiotics Debate
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Lord Allan of Hallam
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Streptococcus A: Antibiotics
Lord Allan of Hallam Excerpts(1 year, 5 months ago)
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Lord Markham (Con)
I thank the noble Lord and I agree. We are looking at every sensible measure we can to ensure we have the greatest flexibility of supply. Expiry dates are clearly one thing we can look at, and I will take that back to the department. I wish the noble Lord well and hope that he feels better soon.
Lord Allan of Hallam (LD)
My Lords, community pharmacies in Northern Ireland were warning back in October of serious problems with the supply and pricing of a range of drugs. While it is welcome that there now appear to be investigations into the wholesale supply chain for antibiotics, may I also urge the Minister to look at whether there were missed opportunities for earlier intervention?
Lord Markham (Con)
Absolutely—clearly, we always need to learn in such circumstances, so we will be happy to do that.