Could a UK-US trade deal make pharmaceuticals pricier? - BBC Newsnight

One of the promoted benefits of Brexit is that the UK will be able to trade with other countries.
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But what sort of impact could trade deal compromises have on the price of pharmaceuticals?

Some UK politicians and experts are concerned that the US gets its own way on a trade deal, it could lead to the NHS’s branded pharmaceutical bill more than doubling in cost.

Newsnight’s Health Correspondent, Deb Cohen, reports.

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