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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the pharmaceutical giant Novartis, NHS patients will not have the opportunity to gain access to new cutting-edge drugs due to the steep, continuous increase in drug pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about UK\u2019s NHS losing access to new innovative treatments due to failed drug pricing deals with the pharmaceutical giant Novartis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4gzk1p90q1o<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201coutlier<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMr Kahlstrom, managing director of Novartis’ UK and Ireland operations, told the BBC’s Today programme that the UK remains an outlier<\/strong> and patients still lose out and I think we have to be honest about that.\u201d<\/em> Use the word in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201crebate rate<\/strong>\u201d in healthcare mean? \u201cHowever, the actual rebate rate<\/strong> has risen to 23.5%, which Novartis said was more than triple the 7% rate in Germany, for example.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cQaly<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) considers medicines costing between \u00a320,000 and \u00a330,000 per <\/em>Qaly<\/em><\/strong> as good value for money.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your insights regarding this, \u201cA body assesses whether a new drug is value for money before approving it for use on the NHS, but Novartis said its methods were outdated and made it harder for innovative drugs to be approved and launched.<\/em>\u201d Is it the same process in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your opinion on these statements from Novartis boss and UK Health Secretary, \u201cNorvartis’ [sic] UK boss Johan Kahlstrom said costs meant the UK was “largely uninvestable”, but Streeting has vowed he will not allow firms to “rip off” taxpayers.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. \u201cNovartis was not considering the UK for major new investments in manufacturing, research, or advanced technology because of systemic barriers.<\/em>\u201d What might be the effect of this to the UK\u2019s healthcare system?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. \u201cAnother drug company, Gilead Sciences, would not submit its breast cancer drug for assessment by Nice, blaming the UK for undervaluing medicines.\u201d<\/em> Do you believe the UK is indeed undervaluing medicines? Share your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What do you make of this, \u201cThe UK was under invested on medicines with “only 9% of the healthcare budget in the NHS” being spent on drugs compared to about 14% in France and 15% in Germany.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate  According to the pharmaceutical giant Novartis, NHS patients will not have the opportunity to gain access to new cutting-edge drugs due to the steep, continuous increase in drug pricing. Read the article about UK\u2019s NHS losing access to new innovative treatments due to failed drug pricing deals with the pharmaceutical giant Novartis. 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