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Cost of tablets - Dr Sarah Mackie

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Rimmy
Rimmy

Not sure of implications but this comment came up in my twitter feed from Dr Sarah Mackie:

'Slightly shocked to discover cost to NHS of generic oral hydrocortisone rose by 12,471% in 2016' 

A newspaper article she photographed and quotes (doesn't give the actual reference) said that:

'this has resulted in action from the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) and 'Auden Mckenzie now part of Actavis UK, increased the price of tablets from 70p to 88 Pounds, an additional cost for 10mg and 20mg tablets of 69 million Pounds in 2016. The CMA has issued two provisional rulings against Actavis for charging excessive prices ... '

This all sounds quite odd and extreme does anyone know anything about all this .... ???

Thanks

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  • lodgerUK_NE
    lodgerUK_NE Rimmy

    Posted

    I don't know a lot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but I can tell you that the cost of many medications has risen over the past 5 years. 

    Discussions have taken place particularly by NHS England.

    Big Pharma  take-overs and mergers mean higher prices as the market becomes less competitive........we live in a world where 'big'  profit is all.

    The move from enteric coated pred to non- enteric coated was because of a price increase in enteric coated. .

    Yes, I am a cynic................

     

    • Rimmy
      Rimmy lodgerUK_NE

      Posted

      We can't even get enteric coated here in Australia - at least as far as i've been able to ascertain - I am guessing that is also ultimately price/cost related.

  • karenjaninaz
    karenjaninaz Rimmy

    Posted

    The same thing is happening in the US with generics. 
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