It's an ongoing global and UK issue
A pharmacist in the south of the Island says there are currently shortages of low-dose aspirin and some HRT medication over here.
Nick Kaye from Kingsley Pharmacy was asked about medicine supply issues on Mannin Line today.
He says the shortages are part of a global problem, and because the Island’s medicines supply largely follows the UK, any issues there are often felt here too:

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