Insulin Only produced in Europe - none in the UK........

[mrfluffy000]

Hi!
Does anybody have any concerns over the fact that there are NO manufacturers of Insulin left in the UK?? Now that we have "Brexited" ( I voted leave with no regrets!) Should we be worried that the bulk if not ALL our insulin supplies come form Europe and are not "Home produced" Anymore?? Just wondered!! (T1 diabetic since 1964 - 52 years. Still here!!! LOL)

 

[Jaylee]

Hi!
Does anybody have any concerns over the fact that there are NO manufacturers of Insulin left in the UK?? Now that we have "Brexited" ( I voted leave with no regrets!) Should we be worried that the bulk if not ALL our insulin supplies come form Europe and are not "Home produced" Anymore?? Just wondered!! (T1 diabetic since 1964 - 52 years. Still here!!! LOL)

"I voted leave with no regrets!"
Then it was a "selfless" act you committed with the X on the paper..

 

[tim2000s]

The question is, under WTO rules, what tariffs must we apply?


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[CollieBoy]

Hi!
Does anybody have any concerns over the fact that there are NO manufacturers of Insulin left in the UK?? Now that we have "Brexited" ( I voted leave with no regrets!) Should we be worried that the bulk if not ALL our insulin supplies come form Europe and are not "Home produced" Anymore?? Just wondered!! (T1 diabetic since 1964 - 52 years. Still here!!! LOL)

Not true, there are some no- Type1 s left in Britain!
Seriously, they will still sell us some, I'm sure!

 

[Oldvatr]

Where do other non EU countries source their meds from? No insurmountable, surely?

 

[SunnyExpat]

Where do other non EU countries source their meds from? No insurmountable, surely?

We tend to source CE approved drugs, manufactured for supply into the EU.
It doesn't mean produced in the CE exclusively, and indeed out of the CE, depending on how it goes, we can source any product, and either keep CE marking, reinvent our own, or some sort of hybrid system.
The difference is we can buy abroad at the moment, and the EU is obligated to sell. In future they won't be, they can stockpile, they can create a tariff, or we can decide India is a cheaper source, and buy India approved drugs at suitable for UK market.
It's a whole new game soon.
And we haven't created the rules yet.

 

[slip]

The NHS pay for insulin, if there has to be an import tariff added then the NHS will be slight more broke.........

......but that's a long way off yet, we haven't triggered article 50 yet.......and the potential of having a T1D prime minister would help us all!

 

[SunnyExpat]

The NHS pay for insulin, if there has to be an import tariff added then the NHS will be slight more broke.........

......but that's a long way off yet, we haven't triggered article 50 yet.......and the potential of having a T1D prime minister would help us all!

A prime minister with Medicare/Bupa/Secret service, and a lot of friends.
I don't think she would ever pop down to the pharmacy for a prescription.
I hate to say it, but I think it would be worse, as she probably thinks everyone has private insurance, and it would be one less burden if all us diabetics simply claimed off that, rather than being a burden on the NHS.

 

[noblehead]

Hi!
Does anybody have any concerns over the fact that there are NO manufacturers of Insulin left in the UK?? Now that we have "Brexited" ( I voted leave with no regrets!) Should we be worried that the bulk if not ALL our insulin supplies come form Europe and are not "Home produced" Anymore?? Just wondered!! (T1 diabetic since 1964 - 52 years. Still here!!! LOL)

Well I'm not worried, other countries outside of the EU seem to manage just fine.

 

[slip]

A prime minister with Medicare/Bupa/Secret service, and a lot of friends.
I don't think she would ever pop down to the pharmacy for a prescription.
I hate to say it, but I think it would be worse, as she probably thinks everyone has private insurance, and it would be one less burden if all us diabetics simply claimed off that, rather than being a burden on the NHS.

How cynical of you.........

 

[CarbsRok]

Hi!
Does anybody have any concerns over the fact that there are NO manufacturers of Insulin left in the UK?? Now that we have "Brexited" ( I voted leave with no regrets!) Should we be worried that the bulk if not ALL our insulin supplies come form Europe and are not "Home produced" Anymore?? Just wondered!! (T1 diabetic since 1964 - 52 years. Still here!!! LOL)

No concerns at all as my insulin is manufactured in the UK

 

[Shar67]

A prime minister with Medicare/Bupa/Secret service, and a lot of friends.
I don't think she would ever pop down to the pharmacy for a prescription.
I hate to say it, but I think it would be worse, as she probably thinks everyone has private insurance, and it would be one less burden if all us diabetics simply claimed off that, rather than being a burden on the NHS.

she will be getting her prescriptions free through NHS, why would you pay for something you get free.

 

[SunnyExpat]

she will be getting her prescriptions free through NHS, why would you pay for something you get free.

Because a man from Bupa comes and makes sure it's in her fridge.
She won't be popping down the chemist on the way home from work as Prime Minister.

 

[Shar67]

@SunnyExpat
I don't go to the doctor or chemist for mine it's delivered to my door, all I do (my PA does this) is make a phone call, she will have a PA to take delivery and put in fridge. She will have to pay the PA anyway (from taxpayer expenses) so she can still get her prescriptions free. My PA is getting carer allowance to do this kind of thing

Maybe we can have a FOI and ask her.

 

[Jaylee]

I've just picked our prescriptions up from the pharmacy. This month we have Lantus from France. I've convinced my daughter once she starts using the new batch, she will be fluent in French

You could realy freak her out during preparation for school tomorrow by telling her she's cycling in. Don't forget the beret & string of onions...!?

 

[Shar67]

I love French breakfast, it's the only thing I miss at Christmas, that was our tradition until illness

 

[Jaylee]

I'll also make her a really healthy french breakfast consisting of croissant and hot chocolate!

Put the dining table & seating outside.. "Have we been evicted mum?"
No, we've gone "continental".

 

[ickihun]

Where was insulin pre EU? Not sure of its history.

Looking forward to Britain producing its own again. Maybe chemists won't feel the need to train here and work in the US.
More jobs in britain. Well paid ones too.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Avideo describing the production of Insulin. (in Denmark)

 

[CarbsRok]

If everyone is that worried change over to porcine or bovine insulin as it's made in Wales