Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2019
Theresa May urges US makers of cystic fibrosis drug to strike ‘crucial’ deal with NHS
17 May 2019 - Theresa May last night urged US makers of a drug that prolongs life for cystic fibrosis sufferers to make it available on the NHS.
Her call came as Zoey Jones and her one-year-old daughter Eve, pictured, who has CF, went to Downing Street with other campaigners yesterday to plead for the Prime Minister’s help. The US drug company Vertex has been in dispute with the health service over the cost at which it is prepared to supply the vital drug Orkambi.
Mrs May now wants the firm to break the deadlock in new talks, telling them to “do everything they can” to make the drug available for free.
