Brexit Vote Dismays UK Pharma, Triggers Calls To Leverage NHS As Offset
Executive Summary
The UK now urgently needs to leverage the uniqueness of its National Health System to attract global pharma companies and offset the anti-business message contained in Thursday's Brexit vote, and the government's imminent accelerated access review needs to contain the first elements of that objective, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
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