The UK could become a dumping ground for counterfeit medicines after Brexit if it fails to continue to sign up to the European Union (EU) Falsified Medicines Directive, Scottish community pharmacy owners have warned members of the Scottish parliament. Matt Barclay, director of operations at Community Pharmacy Scotland - which represents pharmacy owners - told members of the Scottish parliament's health and sport committee that he was hopeful that the new EU regulation, due to be introduced in February 2019 to tighten control over the medicines supply chain against counterfeit medicines, would still be applied across the UK after Brexit.
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