Is NICE’s Pricing Influence On The Wane?
The pricing of medicines may appear as a mystery to many; theories range from what the market will bear to prices being based on value. The Pink Sheet examines the role of two key players with influence in drug pricing in the UK – health technology assessment body NICE, which decides whether a product is value for money, and NHS England, which leads the tax-funded national health service in England and pays for new specialized drugs.