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UK Health Secretary Vows Action on Drug Pricing Crisis

4/4/2025

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At the 2025 ABPI conference in London, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting passionately vowed to tackle drug pricing and access challenges head-on. He recognized the growing clawback rates under the VPAG scheme and stressed the urgency for fair access to groundbreaking medicines. A swift review of the scheme is set to report its findings in June.

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At the 2025 ABPI conference in London, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting passionately vowed to tackle drug pricing and access challenges head-on. He recognized the growing clawback rates under the VPAG scheme and stressed the urgency for fair access to groundbreaking medicines. A swift review of the scheme is set to report its findings in June.