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12 February 2019Big Pharma

UK could lose out on Europe-wide drug safety system post-Brexit

UK patients could be more exposed to counterfeit medicines than EU patients in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, because access to an initiative aimed at protecting patients from fake drugs could be lost.

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