PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FAIR PRICING FOR MEDICINES (7 April 2019)
Motion Details
That this House notes with deep concern that the issue of excessively high medicine prices and systemic lack of transparency in the Research & Development (R&D) system is a global crisis; further notes that the second Fair Pricing Forum will take place in April 2019 presenting a critical opportunity for stakeholders to discuss how to respond to arbitrary priced medicines and define what is a fair price for medicines; acknowledges that different people will have different understandings of what is fair price; believes that a definition of fairness must prioritise access to medicines and transparency of R&D outlays and price-setting; and calls on the UK Government and other World Health Organisation member states to support Italy’s draft resolution entitled, Improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines and other health-related technologies that will be discussed at the 72nd World Health Assembly.
Sponsored by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
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