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What Happens To The FMD In the UK After Brexit Day? Seriously, Does Anyone Know?

Friday was “Brexit Day” in the United Kingdom—the last day the UK was a full member of the European Union.  At 11pm London time, the UK entered an 11 month “transition period” that will lead to the full exit on December 31, 2020.  On Wednesday the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to accept the UK withdrawal agreement, but a lot more negotiations are necessary before a true “deal” is made.

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How Brexit Might Impact The Pharma Supply Chain

iStock_94550925_smallerA revolution occurred last week.  Not by guns—by referendum.  Like most revolutions, it caught a lot of people by surprise.  The most laughable surprise comes from those who voted for the UK to leave the European Union as a kind of protest vote, but immediately became sorry they voted that way after learning that they had “won”, because they really didn’t mean it!  It’s also laughable to hear the cries of the people who didn’t bother to vote because they felt confident that the referendum would go their way.  Now they would like to go back in time so they can cast their vote.  Whoops, too late.

What these people didn’t realize is that revolutions are serious business, whether executed with guns or with votes.  One of the reasons Continue reading How Brexit Might Impact The Pharma Supply Chain