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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
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Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Parkinson's Disease: Drugs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how much the NHS pays for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease; how much they estimate it costs to manufacture a year's supply of that drug; what assessment they have made of the difficulties of manufacturing Apomorphine to clinical standards; and whether they intend to take any steps to reduce the cost of that drug to the NHS. more like this
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Lord Lucas more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The drug cost to the National Health Service for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease is estimated to be in the region of £5,300 and £9,000, based on the usual daily dose of 3 – 30mg. However, the maximum daily is 100mg, so the annual cost for some patient’s treatment may be higher.</p><p>We have no estimate of the cost of manufacture. We are not aware of any particular issues relating to the manufacture of this drug. Pharmaceutical companies participate in either the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) or the statutory medicines price regulation scheme, both of which regulate the cost of medicines to the NHS. Products covered by the statutory scheme are subject to a 15% cut to their list price. Companies in the PPRS pay a percentage of sales to the Government when growth in NHS spending on medicines exceeds an agreed level. NHS purchasers may also negotiate discounts with pharmaceutical companies in addition to national price regulation.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T15:12:09.617Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T15:12:09.617Z
answering member
4545
label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy more like this
tabling member
1879
label Biography information for Lord Lucas more like this