NHS paying too much to drug firms
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An OFT inquiry finds the NHS pays hundreds of millions of pounds too much for branded medicines, the BBC learns.
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The UK government said drugmakers agreed to reduce by 7 percent the price they charge for branded prescription medicines. The reductions, negotiated with the Association of the British
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The National Health Service (NHS) is paying hundreds of millions of pounds too much for branded medicines, using up funds that could be spent on other needs, the competition watchdog has said.
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Patients who are violent to NHS staff could be made to pay for their treatment, under Lib Dem proposals.
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Â·  Remedy 'promoted like a religion' by charityÂ·  Patients paying Â£19,000 a year for unproven product
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadians are paying hundreds of millions of dollars too much for generic prescription drugs because federal government policies are allowing manufacturers to shut out competitors, a study released Monday concludes.
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AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Schering-Plough must pay damages for overcharging on certain drugs.
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US hospitals are being solicited by secondary pharmaceutical distributors offering flu vaccine at highly inflated prices, according to a new survey of hospital pharmacy directors.
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Health chiefs in Cardiff might not support the final phase of the Children's Hospital of Wales because of its cost.
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The NHS is facing Â£4.5bn in compensation claims over alleged errors by midwives and doctors.
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VANCOUVER - Consumers are paying too much for many prescription drugs because of federal government policies, says a report released on Monday by the Fraser Institute.
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Media & professional: A British firm agrees to pay Â£4m to NHS over alleged price-fixing of medicine.
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Elderly patients are paying up to Â£2,000 a month for sight-saving injections while the NHS waits guidance on new drugs, BBC Wales finds.
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The final cost of modernising NHS computer systems could rise to between Â£18.6bn and Â£31bn - three to five times the declared figure - it is reported.
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Drugmakers went to the London High Court  on Monday to challenge a decision by the medicines  cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE to restrict access to  Alzheimer&#39;s drugs on the state National Health Service.
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GPs often prescribe the latest, most expensive antibiotics, when better alternatives are available, research suggests.
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The NHS has been hit by a Â£180m compensation bill for incorrectly charging patients for nursing care.