Sudan’s Currency Slide Disrupts Medicine Market as Pharmacies Reprice Stock

Sudan’s falling pound is deepening turmoil in the medicine market, with pharmacies repricing their stock and companies halting sales as shortages and rising costs threaten access to treatment.

The disruption adds to successive crises affecting vital sectors across the country. Medicines are among the hardest-hit necessities, leaving thousands of patients struggling to secure the treatment they need.

For patients, the pressure comes from both limited availability and steadily increasing prices. Even when a medicine can be found, its cost can put it beyond the reach of those seeking care.

Pharmacy repricing and company sales suspensions compound that uncertainty, making it harder for patients to know whether they will be able to obtain their next supply of medicine.

The strain on the medicine market poses a threat to thousands of lives, as access to essential treatment becomes increasingly difficult amid Sudan’s wider economic crisis.