Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80699

Pharmacy: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of NHS tariff thresholds on pharmacies' ability to source medicines.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Evaluations by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) ensure that spend on new medicines represents a clinically and cost-effective use of National Health Service resources.NICE thresholds should not have any impact on pharmacies’ ab...

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