Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5097

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 10 September 2024

Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) drug prices, (b) appliance prices and (c) fees paid to pharmacy contractors in the NHS Drug Tariff.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department undertakes a quarterly assessment of the adequacy of drug prices paid to community pharmacies through the medicine margin survey. The survey samples independent pharmacy contractors’ sales invoices for the medicines they dispense, and compa...

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