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<p>As part of a responsible Government, the Department is doing everything appropriate
to prepare for European Union exit. We want to reassure patients that our plans should
ensure the supply of medicines and medical products remains uninterrupted when we
leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p>The Department is implementing a multi-layered approach,
which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing
or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely
with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply
Disruption Response to manage potential shortages.</p>
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