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Cystic fibrosis patients lobby Vertex to drop drug prices
28 January 2019 - Healthcare professionals and patient groups have written to Vertex’s CEO Jeffrey Leiden in a bid to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2019
New agreement on branded drugs for the NHS
18 January 2019 - The new Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access began on 1 January and was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2019
The UK’s new five year pricing agreement
16 January 2019 - Pharma has agreed to capped growth again – in exchange for uptake promises. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2018
Warning of rising drug prices as Britain prepares for no-deal Brexit
20 December 2018 - It comes as it was revealed that Matt Hancock has chartered a plane to airlift supplies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2018
Brexit contributes to surge in generic drug prices
13 December 2018 - Calls for government to protect pharmacies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
Pharma agrees to 2 percent cap on branded meds growth
25 November 2018 - The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has agreed the terms of the 2019 Pharmaceutical Price ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2018
Multi-indication pricing: nice in theory but can it work in practice?
24 November 2018 - For medicines with different valued indications, multi-indication pricing implies charging different prices for different uses. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2018
ABPI hits out at ‘punitive’ UK medicines cost controls
11 September 2018 - Steep rise in charges an 'alarming signal' amid Brexit uncertainty ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2018
Health secretary’s ‘rip off’ remarks anger UK pharma
11 September 2018 - Row with Vertex has tainted government-industry relations. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2018
Drug firms try to rip off taxpayers, says Matt Hancock
8 September 2018 - Pharmaceutical companies are trying to “rip off taxpayers” and big business must be more socially responsible, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2018
'You have the medicine that can make me feel much better': boy, 8, pens letter asking drug company to lower prices
14 August 2018 - Watch eight-year-old Luis Walker, who has cystic fibrosis, read his letter to a pharmaceutical company urging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2018
UK unveils plans for bigger medicines price squeeze
7 August 2018 - Company payments to government would rise steeply to 2021. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
U.K. health officials make a counteroffer to Vertex for its pricey cystic fibrosis drugs
17 July 2018 - Seeking to break a stalemate over pricey cystic fibrosis drugs, the U.K.’s National Health Service has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2018
New U.S. trade deal may bring higher drug prices to U.K.
13 July 2018 - UK will have less bargaining leverage once outside the EU. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2018
New uses for old drugs
26 June 2018 - Low cost generics are an untapped source of therapeutic innovation. ...