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UK Drug Payment Plan To Save £90m Yearly Progresses Through Parliament

 
• By Ian Schofield

Legislation to align NHS statutory pricing scheme with the voluntary PPRS using a payment mechanism based on drug sales raises some industry concerns that it not be used simply as a sales tax. If it proceeds through Parliament as expected, it could take effect by mid-2017.

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The UK govt wants to bring the statutory pricing scheme more into line with the PPRS

Legislation to revise the UK statutory drug pricing scheme – aimed at saving the National Health Service about £90m ($114m) a year – is expected to be taken up by the House of Lords in early 2017, following recent passage by the House of Commons.

The measure specifically would replace the current 15% cut on list prices under the statutory scheme with a mechanism to impose company

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