Paracetamol shortage?

[matchmaker]

Has anyone noticed a shortage of generic paracetamol tablets in supermarkets recently? Aldi don't seem to have any, and both Tesco and Sainsbury's are often out of stock, except for expensive branded ones.

No doubt someone will blame the B word....

[Biker 1]

There's none left in our office .......

[z4RRSchris]

i bought 100 tabs in spain a few months back just in case brexit stopped my flow.

[ScotHill]

[Eric Mc]

Another headache caused by Brexit?

[KingNothing]

z4RRSchris said:

i bought 100 tabs in spain a few months back just in case brexit stopped my flow.

If your flow is stopping you probably need to go see a urologist instead of taking paracetamol.

[irocfan]

z4RRSchris said:

i bought 100 tabs in spain a few months back just in case brexit stopped my flow.

lol, brought 1,000 back from the US last time we were there - should've brought a few more and set up a black-market operation

[eldar]

Both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the last couple of weeks.

Brexit to blame to some degree, but by no means solely.

https://inews.co.uk/news/drugs-shortage-uk-brexit-...

[pavarotti1980]

Pharmaceutical industry suffers supply problems all the time, and frequently for drugs used in a lot more serious scenarios than analgesia.

[Pesty]

eldar said:

Both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the last couple of weeks.

Brexit to blame to some degree, but by no means solely.

https://inews.co.uk/news/drugs-shortage-uk-brexit-...

Direct quote from the link

Sandra Gidley from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society explained this has been an ongoing issue for nearly a decade and is not a direct side effect of Brexit

Where prey tell are these cheap Tesco paracetamol made?
China by any chance? They aren’t in the EU so worst comes to the worst they can ship straight here.

[descentia]

Eric Mc said:

Another headache caused by Brexit?

[anonymous-user]

eldar said:

Both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the last couple of weeks.

Brexit to blame to some degree, but by no means solely.

https://inews.co.uk/news/drugs-shortage-uk-brexit-...

You say Brexit is to blame then post a link that states Brexit isn't to blame?

[krisdelta]

I've often seen this in Boots / Superdrug, not just recently either. Surely if you're "out" of the cheap stuff the consumer has to buy the more expensive stuff. It's likely to be one of the highest frequency purchases, so if they make 10p more on Headex than own brand 32p stuff, then I can understand why they do run out..

[stew-STR160]

I have some in my desk. I can sell you some for £15 a pill.

[Mandalore]

ruprechtmonkeyboy said:

eldar said:

Both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the last couple of weeks.

Brexit to blame to some degree, but by no means solely.

https://inews.co.uk/news/drugs-shortage-uk-brexit-...

You say Brexit is to blame then post a link that states Brexit isn't to blame?

Not quite, he said Brexit was a contributor, and the article actually reinforces that presumption in part.

Direct quote from the link said:

Sandra Gidley from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society explained this has been an ongoing issue for nearly a decade and is not a direct side effect of Brexit

[anonymous-user]

Wilko's
25p a packet

I offer a home delivery service
2 packets a picture of the sexy politician of the day and a sachet of ultra glide lubricant
delivered £6

[Bullett]

Can you deliver to the Brighton area?

[Last Visit]

Tesco by Westminster tube earlier this morning they were restocking the shelves with loads of boxes of their own brand paracetamol, suggesting they had been low but a delivery had come in.

[booboise blueboys]

matchmaker said:

Has anyone noticed a shortage of generic paracetamol tablets in supermarkets recently? Aldi don't seem to have any, and both Tesco and Sainsbury's are often out of stock, except for expensive branded ones.

No doubt someone will blame the B word....

Yes, has been very hard to find around here as well which hasn't helped with the Mrs coming down with something.

The Brexit shortages are starting already. Might start stockpiling a few things before everyone else does.

[dandarez]

Pesty said:

eldar said:

Both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the last couple of weeks.

Brexit to blame to some degree, but by no means solely.

https://inews.co.uk/news/drugs-shortage-uk-brexit-...

Direct quote from the link

Sandra Gidley from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society explained this has been an ongoing issue for nearly a decade and is not a direct side effect of Brexit.
Where prey tell are these cheap Tesco paracetamol made? China by any chance?
They aren’t in the EU so worst comes to the worst they can ship straight here.

Nope!
Masses of stuff in your home 'will' have come from the Big C. Medicines is rarely one of them.

The cheaper brands (but invariably absolutely no different to the 'branded'!) will probably have come from
Wrafton Laboratories Limited, Braunton, in Devon.

edit to add
Look on the back of the box of tablets, and it will tell you.
Just looked at some Tesco pills in our cabinet and it's the other major supplier, Wockhardt UK.
Wockhardt is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the UK (it's changed its name a few times over the years).

Edited by dandarez on Tuesday 24th September 13:46