Announcement
23 Apr 2020
On 23 April 2020, the UK authorities announced imposing an export ban on 33 medicines due to prevent any medicine shortages following the Coronavirus outbreak.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
23 Apr 2020
Revocation date:
20 May 2025
Announced: 21 May 2025
United Kingdom: Government lifts export ban on certain medicines (May 2025)
Announced: 14 Nov 2024
United Kingdom: Government lifts export ban on certain medicines (November 2024)
Announced: 08 May 2024
United Kingdom: Government revises the list of medicines subject to export restrictions (May 2024)
Announced: 29 Sep 2023
United Kingdom: Government modifies the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK
Announced: 24 Jun 2022
United Kingdom: Government revises export ban on certain medicines (June 2022)
Announced: 15 Dec 2021
United Kingdom: Government revises export ban on certain medicines (December 2021)
Announced: 03 Aug 2021
United Kingdom: Government lifts export ban on certain medicines (August 2021)
Announced: 31 Oct 2020
United Kingdom: Imposition of export ban on influenza vaccine and anakinra
Announced: 15 Jun 2020
United Kingdom: Imposition of export ban on dexamethasone following the drug has proven to reduce the risk of death significantly in COVID-19 patients
Announced: 31 Mar 2020
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