Priority Setting in the NHS: Report, Together with an Appendix and the Proceedings of the Committee 2nd Report: NHS Drugs Budget (House of Commons Papers)

Gross NHS Spending in England in 1992-93 amounted to #29.4 billion, of which expenditure on drugs amounted to #3.3 billions, or 11.1 per cent. This report considers the increase in the cost of drugs to the NHS in recent years, the reasons for that increase, and likely future trends. It looks at how the government attempts to control the cost of drugs, and makes recommendations about the future price regulation schemes and the system of prescription charges.