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Iran war pushing up till price of some drugs by up to 30%, pharmacies warn
UK NewsBusinessHealth•April 23, 2026 at 7:00 AMNational

Iran war pushing up till price of some drugs by up to 30%, pharmacies warn

By Julia Kollewe•The Guardian - UK News

Chemists in England say cost of painkillers like paracetamol and hay fever treatments has jumped since FebruaryThe war in Iran has pushed up the price of widely used medicines in England, including painkillers and hay fever medication, leading pharmacists have warned.Community chemists are charging customers 20-30% more for paracetamol than they did in February, according to the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), and many have run out of certain strengths of aspirin and co-codamol. Continue reading...

Chemists in England say cost of painkillers like paracetamol and hay fever treatments has jumped since February

The war in Iran has pushed up the price of widely used medicines in England, including painkillers and hay fever medication, leading pharmacists have warned.

Community chemists are charging customers 20-30% more for paracetamol than they did in February, according to the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), and many have run out of certain strengths of aspirin and co-codamol.

Continue reading...

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