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NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) will be forced to pay a “higher drugs bill” unless it “urgently” completes its planned drug reimbursement reforms, the head of the British Generic Manufacturers Association’s (BGMA) has told C+D.
A series of drug reimbursement reforms agreed between the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) and the government will see the gradual introduction of a new discount deduction system later this year.
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