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UK Health Minister slams Pharma Industry

11.09.2018 - British Health Minister Matt Hancock, in an interview with the London-based Times newspaper, has slammed the international pharmaceutical industry for trying to "rip off” UK...

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France and Germany plan for hard Brexit

05.09.2018 - Not only the pharmaceutical industry, but also EU member states are drawing up contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit. France and Germany are working as a team. While Paris looks...

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England’s NHS sets Brexit Ultimatum

27.08.2018 - The National Health Service (NHS) in England has given drugmakers and manufacturers of medical devices until Sept. 10 to advise on how they will stockpile their products made in...

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UK Watchdog Finds Concordia Guilty of Market Abuse

30.11.2017 - In a provisional ruling announced on Nov. 21, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Canadian pharma Concordia abused its dominant position to overcharge...

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Novartis and Bayer Warn on NHS Eye Drug Plan

21.11.2017 - European pharmaceutical industry heavyweights Novartis and Bayer are challenging a proposal by parts of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to allow patients with wet age...

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Pfizer Gives NHS Breast Cancer Drug Free

09.05.2017 - For as much as five months, US drugmaker Pfizer will provide its breast cancer drug palbociclib for free to the England arm of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The decision...

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Concordia and Actavis UK Accused of Overpricing

09.03.2017 - The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accused Concordia and Actavis UK of breaking competition law by agreeing to delay competition and keeping the price of...

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UK Rejects Keytruda as First Lung Cancer Option

06.03.2017 - Britain's health agency National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which has responsibility for assessing the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments, has decided...