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UK drug exports to US spared tariffs under deal critics say will cost NHS billions
UK NewsPoliticsHealth•April 2, 2026 at 8:27 PMNational

UK drug exports to US spared tariffs under deal critics say will cost NHS billions

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

‘Partnership’ on drug pricing also gives patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending treatments British drug exports to the US will escape tariffs imposed by Donald Trump as part of a controversial UK-US medicines deal that critics fear will mean less money for the NHS.The deal will also give patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending drugs because the rules have been relaxed to allow the NHS to pay more for particular treatments. Continue reading...

‘Partnership’ on drug pricing also gives patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending treatments

British drug exports to the US will escape tariffs imposed by Donald Trump as part of a controversial UK-US medicines deal that critics fear will mean less money for the NHS.

The deal will also give patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending drugs because the rules have been relaxed to allow the NHS to pay more for particular treatments.

Continue reading...

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