Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
(asked on 18th July 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8632, HL8633), how many Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access-related price increase applications were submitted in each year from 2019 to 2023; and what proportion of these applications was successful in each of those years.
The following table shows the number of presentations between 2019 and 2023 to date where members of the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access had applied for a price increase. In addition, for 2023, price increase applications have been received for a further five presentations that are currently undergoing assessment by the Department.
Year | Number of Presentations |
2019 | 34 |
2020 | 21 |
2021 | 10 |
2022 | 107 |
2023 | 32 |
We are unable to provide the information requested on the proportion of successful applications, as such information is commercially sensitive.