There aren't any medicines that are on any kind of risk list in terms of not being supplied after the end of March, but we will continue to monitor that very closely to make sure there is no delay in supply, pharmacists and people in general should not be stockpiling medicines because actually stockpiling in itself sometimes causes problems with supply.

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Real Q: Does UKG actually want an agreed way forward or a further breakdown in relations?

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My understanding is that the British government is not likely to trigger Article 16, it would be a hugely problematic backward step in relationships between the UK government and the EU institutions at a time actually when we are trying to build trust.

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I would be open to advocating for modest extensions of grace periods.

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The supermarket shelves were full before Christmas and there are some issues now in terms of supply chains and so that’s clearly a Brexit issue.

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I think both sides do want a deal and they want a deal now, my view is that a deal can be done, but it really needs to be done within the next few days.

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