Big Pharma and Donald Trump are holding the NHS to ransom. Under the threat of tariffs and withdrawal of investment, they are trying to force the NHS to pay more for our medicines. This risks our ability to control prices and poses severe threats to the NHS as a whole.
At the moment, the NHS has the power to cap drug prices. In order to sell to us, companies have to prove their drugs are good value for money. If the NHS says they aren’t, companies need to reduce prices so they can sell them here. This protects our health service and ensures we all get affordable care.
But Big Pharma hates this system. And now, the UK government might be preparing to give in — lifting the cap on some medicine prices by 25%, and even asking Trump if the plan meets his approval. MPs haven’t even been told the details.
This would be a disaster for our NHS — and a huge win for the world’s richest pharmaceutical giants. We can’t let this happen.
Tell health secretary Wes Streeting to protect the UK’s right to cap medicine prices.