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Health
Storm Newton

Cost of new drugs ‘do not always justify the benefits’, researchers warn

The analysis found new medicines led to 3.75 million additional years of full health, costing £75 billion (PA) - (PA Wire)

Offsetting NHS funding from existing services to pay for expensive new drugs could be harming the health of the nation, a study suggests.

The cost of innovative new medicines “do not always justify the benefits they offer”, researchers warned.

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