ABPI Analysis: Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill

5 May 2017
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The new UK Health Services Medical Supplies Bill has now completed its path through Parliament and is now law.

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s (ABPI) director of pricing and Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) has conducted a new analysis on the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill.

He said: “The ABPI supports the government in tackling excessive profiteering and of the closure of a loophole which has allowed large price hikes to a small number of NHS [National Health Srvice] medicines. Measures in the Bill will help tackle this important issue. In addition, we are pleased that the government has listened to concerns from the pharmaceutical industry, and has amended the Bill to ensure the powers it contains are proportionate.

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