Written question asked by Jackie Lawrence (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 January 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 January 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what figures he has collated on the price paid in (a) the UK, (b) each other EU country, (c) the USA and (d) Japan for rcFVIII for the treatment of haemophiliacs. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. Lawrence: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what figures he has collated on the price paid in (a) the UK, (b) each other EU country, (c) the USA and (d) Japan for rcFVIII for the treatment of haemophiliacs. [22326] Yvette Cooper: The current average price for a unit of Recombinant Factor 8 in England is approximately 58 pence, including value added tax. The approximate number of units used in the UK is estimated to be 110 million. Information is not available regarding other European Union countries, the United States of America or Japan.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 377 c645W;377 c647W; 22326
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Costs EU countries Haemophilia Japan Medical treatments Prices USA Blood transfusions Factor VIII
Contains statistics: Yes
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