Report: Hospitals in England hit by shortages of common drugs such as paracetamol

The Guardian — World has reported on “Report: Hospitals in England hit by shortages of common drugs such as paracetamol,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

The available account reports that nHS trusts also report disruption to supplies last winter of co-codamol and blood pressure medication ramipril Hospitals are being hit by shortages of key drugs used to provide pain relief, prevent blood clots and tackle high blood pressure. The report also notes that Dozens of NHS trusts in England have encountered scarcities of aspirin, the painkiller co-codamol – a combination of paracetamol and codeine – and ramipril, a blood pressure tablet.

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