Over-the-counter and prescription drugs affected with some facing a three-month delay before supply is restored
The increase comes despite pharma companies resolving supply issues with another 20 medicines over the past month, according to a separate database maintained by the HPRA.
Other medicines experiencing shortages are used across a range of areas, including respiratory and bacterial infections, strep throat, pneumonia, pain relief and blood pressure. Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic remains on strict allocation after the drug went viral online as an option for weight loss.
Separately, a shortage of Clarithromycin, used to combat strep throat and pneumonia, is also causing growing pressure as the three suppliers of the medicine — who account for more than 50 per cent of the market for those treatments — are now also out of stock. Commenting on the latest index analysis, Sandra Gannon, managing director of Azure Pharmaceuticals, which specialises in producing supplies of out-of-patent medicines that are still in widespread use, said: “At a time when we are desperately trying to keep people out of our hospitals and provide adequate care in the community, leaving patients without access to their vital treatments has huge knock-on implications for the current crisis in our emergency departments.
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