Why doesn’t the NHS know where its medicines are?

General practices and pharmacies cannot track medicines availability across the UK in real time. This lack of visibility is leading to life threatening emergencies, reports <b>Abigail Hodder</b>

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BMJ
Published
2026-04-14
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s170
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Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
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Why doesn’t the NHS know where its medicines are?

Abigail Hodder
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Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
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Why doesn’t the NHS know where its medicines are?

Abigail Hodder
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Abstract

General practices and pharmacies cannot track medicines availability across the UK in real time. This lack of visibility is leading to life threatening emergencies, reports <b>Abigail Hodder</b>

BMJVol. 393
Transnational Press London (GB)
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Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
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