Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8335
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Publication type: Journal Article
Earl-Slater A.
Regulating the price of the UK's drugs: second thoughts after the government's first report.
BMJ 1997 Feb 1; 314:(7077):365-8
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/314/7077/365
Abstract:
A critique of the United Kingdom’s government regulations on the profits obtained by the pharmaceutical industry for prescription drug sales to the National Health Service is presented; questions regarding the efficiency and legality of the regulations are discussed.
Keywords:
Drug Costs/legislation & jurisprudence*
Drug Industry/economics*
Drug Industry/legislation & jurisprudence
Government
Great Britain
Health Policy