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UIN 73826

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 July 2020

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20 August 2020 · Answer

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20 August 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the limit on spending on branded health service medicines under the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.

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  1. 14 July 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the limit on spending on branded health service medicines under the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.

    Source: Commons

  2. 20 August 2020

    Answer

    The 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAS) sets a limit of 2% per year on allowed growth in sales of branded medicines to the National Health Service for the duration of the scheme.The Department holds a six-monthly operatio...

    Source: Written answer

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