UK-US Drugs Deal: When Bad Research Makes Good Headlines

The pharmaceutical agreement between the UK and the United States was signed last year, but it has suddenly become politically controversial. Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is under pressure to cancel or renegotiate it. The broad bargain was straightforward. The deal has returned to the headlines because of a paper published in the British Medical … Read more

Pharmaceutical Companies | A good news story

In the mess of Brexit a rather good news story slipped out. DH have finally agreed a deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to give NHS patients unlimited access to Orkambi, Symkevi and Kalydeco, life changing drugs for Cystic Fibrosis. Just a shame it took so long. https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Health/Correspondence/2019-20/19-10-24-letter-from-NHS-England-cystic-fibrosis-drugs.pdf Six months ago I wrote about the rather shabby … Read more