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The Pharma Perspective · Dec 7, 2025 · 53 min

Is Raising the NICE Threshold Bad for NHS Patients? | Karl Claxton | EP 3

In this episode of "The Pharma Perspective", I speak with Karl Claxton, Professor of Economics at the University of York and founding NICE Appraisal Committee member, about his open letter to the UK Prime Minister on pharmaceutical pricing for branded medicines, why raising the NICE willingness-to-pay threshold would be catastrophic for NHS patients, and his proposals for fundamentally reforming health technology assessment and how we value pharmaceutical innovation. 💷🏥

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In this episode of "The Pharma Perspective", I speak with Karl Claxton, Professor of Economics at the University of York and founding NICE Appraisal Committee member, about his open letter to the UK Prime Minister on pharmaceutical pricing for branded medicines, why raising the NICE willingness-to-pay threshold would be catastrophic for NHS patients, and his proposals for fundamentally reforming health technology assessment and how we value pharmaceutical innovation. 💷🏥