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UIN 62793

NHS: Drugs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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13 October 2022

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25 October 2022 · Answer

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25 October 2022

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make a comparative estimate of the annual savings that (a) unbranded generic, (b) branded generic and (c) biosimilar medicines have contributed to the NHS drug bill compared to branded

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  1. 13 October 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make a comparative estimate of the annual savings that (a) unbranded generic, (b) branded generic and (c) biosimilar medicines have contributed to the NHS drug bill compared to branded

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  2. 25 October 2022

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    The current Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access expenditure forecast assumes that average spend at patent expiry will decrease by 70% for a non-biologic medicine or 45% for a biologic medicine. The Secretary of State has also commiss...

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