Monday, 15 August 2016

NHS cancer patients missing out on innovative drugs

NHS cancer patients missing out on innovative drugs Review of availability of drugs for breast and prostate cancer concludes UK approach is not fit for purpose

Thousands of NHS cancer patients in the UK are missing out on innovative treatments available in countries of comparable wealth partly because of a failure by medicines regulators to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry on the price of drugs, charities have said.

Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer UK have reviewed different drug systems and the availability of drugs for breast and prostate cancer and concluded that the UK approach is not fit for purpose. Continue reading... The Guardian

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