title: The NHS drugs budget: a report by the Commons Select Committee.
abstract: Last month the House of Commons Select Committee on Health published the results of its inquiry on "whether the measures introduced by the Government to control the NHS drugs budget are leading to more appropriate and cost effective use of drugs in terms of current NHS resources and future patient needs". Members (6 Conservative, 4 Labour and 1 Ulster Unionist) heard evidence from professional and patient groups, drug companies, consumer representatives, individuals and the Minister for Health. The Committee, whose specialist advisers included the editor of the Bulletin, also received nearly one hundred written submissions.
mesh_terms: D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom