Budget Setting and Reimbursement

Pharmacies to receive ‘fairer access’ to medicine margin under reimbursement reforms, say negotiators 

The new discount deduction scale will use separate discount rates for branded drugs, generics and appliances.…

How the apprenticeship levy will affect your business

The apprenticeship levy is changing and will affect all employers. Vanessa Kingsbury and Tony Allen explain how your business can benefit.…

NICE to fast track most cost-effective treatments

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England have proposed changes to NICE’s drug appraisal process so that some treatments become available more quickly to patients.…

UK government to tackle high drug prices

The UK government will be able to require pharmaceutical companies to reduce the price of a generic medicine or to bring in other controls on a company’s unbranded medicine under a proposed bill to control drug prices.…

How I help community pharmacy teams understand drug pricing and reimbursement

Working in pricing at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee gives Harpreet Chana the opportunity to educate and support pharmacists.…