Written questions

NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 5097 · Tabled 10 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by 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

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Sep 2024

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...