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Health · 27 May 2026
Many people in Oxfordshire are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain vital medications. Graham Jones, who owns Shrivenham Pharmacy, has stated that this current drug shortage is the worst he has personally known in his career. He explained that essential medicines, including aspirin, are harder to get because of surging global prices.
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