Drug pricing

Solution to generics shortages and price spikes yet to be found, MPs hear

Sharp price increases and supply shortages of some drugs may continue to leave pharmacy owners struggling to provide supplies to patients.…

We are concerned about the shortage of buprenorphine tablets

Buprenorphine is one of the two medicines licensed for opioid misuse that is recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, and the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) ‘Orange Book’. The cost of generic buprenorphine sublingual tablets has risen shar…

Government released drugs from central stockpile to deal with generics price hikes, NAO finds

A National Audit Office report has revealed the government released supplies of a medicine from a central stockpile to deal with the increased cost of generic medicines.…

‘It went berserk’: Generic medicines chaos hits pharmacies hard

The prices of generic medicines are rising, caused by action by regulators and a decrease in the value of sterling following uncertainties about Brexit, leaving pharmacies out of pocket.…

Report shows NHS budget unable to keep up with medicines spending

Estimated NHS spending on medicines has grown from £13bn in 2010/2011 to £17.4bn in 2016/2017, an average growth of around 5% annually, a report from The King’s Fund has revealed.…

Government trialling new method of setting price concessions

The government has begun trialling a new approach to setting price concessions following sharp spikes in the prices of some generic drugs.…

Pertuzumab gets NICE approval in advanced breast cancer

New drug approved for routine use in the NHS in England for women with HER2-positive metastatic or recurrent inoperable breast cancer…

Government grants further drug concessions for January 2018

The Department of Health and Social Care has granted price concessions for 16 more drugs for January 2018…

PSNC sets out key principles to enable fairer price concession system

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has set out five key principles to enable a fairer system for setting price concessions.…

Health bodies warn of Brexit risk to drug supplies

The body representing much of the UK healthcare and medical establishment has warned that supplies of medicines to patients could be disrupted when the UK leaves the EU.…