London, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - UK drug pricing deal with US to cost £1bn over 3 years

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2026-02-04

A UK-US pharmaceutical deal that sees Britain lift medicine prices in exchange for tariff exemptions will cost the National Health Service £1 billion ($1.4 billion) over three years, an official estimate revealed Wednesday. Britain pledged to increase prices for new medicines by 25 percent by raising its cost-effectiveness threshold to accept more expensive drugs. Under the deal struck with President Donald Trump, Britain will be exempted from h......

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