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.
Claims from new health secretary Matt Hancock that the pharmaceutical industry is trying to “rip off taxpayers” in the UK have shocked the sector.
Speaking to The Times newspaper on Saturday, Hancock said he would not “let big pharmaceutical companies hold the NHS to ransom,” these remarks seemingly applying to discussions over individual new drugs as well as the current negotiations to replace the PPRS pricing agreement.
