Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2017
Taxpayer-funded drugs 'too expensive for patients’
22 October 2017 - Taxpayer-funded medical research is producing medicines which are increasingly unaffordable for patients who need them, says a new report.
Campaigners claim that the NHS spent more than £1bn on drugs developed from publically funded research in 2016.
A government spokesperson said it wanted the UK to be a global leader in research and development".
But NHS England said it was concerned about price "anomalies", and questioned whether regulatory action was needed.
