UK-US Pharmaceutical Deal Could Lead to 229,000 Excess Deaths, Study Warns

Research in BMJ highlights potential consequences of diverting NHS funds to US medicines

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A UK-US pharmaceutical trade deal may cause 229,000 excess deaths in the UK by 2036 due to diverted NHS funding, according to BMJ research, as billions are allocated to US medicines with no additional NHS funding

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Research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that a United Kingdom-United States pharmaceutical deal could cause 229,000 excess deaths as a result of the diversion of billions of pounds away from Britain’s National Health Service (NHS)... (full article text preserved with paragraph breaks)

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