Medicines: improving outcomes and value
Medicines value and access
Providing the commercial capabilities to enable the NHS in England to secure innovative treatments and everyday medicines that people rely on.
Medicines optimisation
Ensuring people get the right choice of medicines, at the right time, and are engaged in the process by their clinical team.
Biosimilar medicines
The NHS is working to increase the use of best value biological medicines, including biosimilar medicines.
Information for patients
Get details on where to go if you need some help or support with your medicines.
Support for prescribers
Expert advice and services to help prescribers to make informed decisions and put patients’ needs first.
Resources
Find tools and resources for prescribers, pharmacists and procurement leads.
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- Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: consultation
- Guidance on conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care
News and blogs
NHS marks major milestone with 100,000 people home tested for hepatitis C
More than 100,000 people in England have now been tested for hepatitis C through the NHS’s confidential home testing service, in a major milestone towards eliminating the virus as a public health threat. England is one of the few countries in the world on track to eliminate hepatitis C well before the World Health Organization’s […]