Firms already starting to withdraw vital drugs because of costly new red tape, says industry group.

A man with diabetes has said he wants the UK to leave the European Union, even at the potential cost of insulin not arriving in the UK.

The shortage of medicines is set to only get worse in Ireland because stockpiles created to lessen the impact of Brexit are running out, the chair of Medicines for Ireland has warned.

Government concedes that it 'will not be practical to stockpile products to cover expected delays of up to six months'.

British pharmacists are struggling to get their hands on certain medicines for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and menopause as drug supply issues intensify in the country.