Pharmaceutical giant 'plotted to destroy cancer drugs to drive prices up 4000%'

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Pharmaceutical giant 'plotted to destroy cancer drugs to drive prices up 4000%'
Price rises for generic cancer drugs are estimated to cost the NHS in England around £380m a year
Katie Forster Health Correspondent

 

Leaked internal emails appear to show employees at one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies calling for “celebration” over price hikes of cancer drugs, an investigation has revealed.
Staff at Aspen Pharmacare reportedly plotted to destroy stocks of life-saving medicines during a price dispute with the Spanish health service in 2014.
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In a confidential email published by The Times, an Aspen employee appeared to write: “We’ve signed new reimbursement and price agreement successfully: price increases are basically on line with European target prices (Leukeran, a bit higher!)... Let’s celebrate!”

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/drug-giant-aspen-plot-destroy-cancer-medicine-big-pharma-times-investigation-a7683521.html