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UK Minister: Israel boycotts put ‘100 million prescriptions at risk’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA UK government minster warns that a boycott of Israeli products would cause an NHS prescription shortfall of “more than 100 million,” according the Jewish News.
“Banning these supplies would most likely cause significant shortages of some medicines important for patient health, and have a significant impact on competition and in all likelihood increase prices paid by the NHS,” Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health David Mowat said in response to a questions about Israeli pharmaceuticals during a parliamentary debate on prescription medicines.
Mowat said it is known that more than 100 million prescription items for medicine are supplied by Israeli companies.
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