Several pharmaceutical companies, including Bayer, Eisai, Gilead, MSD, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, have backed warnings from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry that the £3.3bn “extreme revenue clawback” companies will have to pay the government in 2023 means they will invest less in the UK and launch fewer new products there.
UK Industry Calls For 'Early & Open' Talks Over ‘Extreme’ 2023 Clawbacks
The current UK approach to drug pricing and access is "broken," and early talks with the government next year will be necessary to set out a "completely new future settlement," the pharmaceutical industry has warned. By contrast, the government claims that the pricing scheme is working as intended.
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