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<p>We are taking decisive action to address temporary supply issues with some antibiotics
that can be used to treat Strep A and to improve access to these medicines by continuing
to work with manufacturers and wholesalers to expedite deliveries, bring forward stock
they have to help ensure it gets to where it is needed and to boost supply to meet
demand as quickly as possible.</p><p>Eight Serious Shortage Protocols have been issued
for penicillin medicines, which will help mitigate local supply issues and allow pharmacists
to supply alternative forms of the medicine, or alternative antibiotics, if they don’t
have the specific product stated on the prescription.</p><p>The Department has well-established
procedures to deal with medicine supply issues and works closely with the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England
and others within the supply chain to help prevent shortages and to ensure that the
risks to patients are minimised when they do arise.</p>
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