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PPRS: quarterly net sales and payment information

Provides information on how the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 20 March 2018
• Last updated: 12 April 2019 — See all updates

This page holds the NHS’s quarterly aggregate net sales and payment information on pharmaceuticals from 2013 to date.

The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme 2014 (PPRS) limits the growth in spend on branded medicines used by the NHS.

Under the scheme:

• the amount the NHS spends on the branded medicines controlled by the scheme will remain flat for 2 years, followed by increases of less than 2% in the following 3 years
• the industry will make payments to the Department of Health and Social Care if NHS spending on branded medicines exceeds the allowed growth rate
• payments are based on the difference between the allowed percentage growth and the actual percentage growth in how much the NHS spends on branded medicines
• PPRS payments are due one month after the end of each calendar quarter and are calculated based on suppliers’ returns on net sales for that quarter.

2020

• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: October 2020
  • 27 November 2020
  • Transparency data
• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2020
  • 17 March 2020
  • Transparency data

2019

• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2019
  • 12 April 2019
  • Transparency data

2018

• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2018
  • 21 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: August 2018
  • 25 October 2018
  • Transparency data
• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: May 2018
  • 28 June 2018
  • Transparency data
• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2018
  • 20 March 2018
  • Transparency data

2013 to 2017

• PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: 2013 to 2017
  • 15 December 2017
  • Transparency data

Published 20 March 2018
Last updated 12 April 2019 + show all updates

1. 12 April 2019

   Added 'PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2019'.

2. 21 December 2018

   Added 'PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2018' to collection.

3. 25 October 2018

   Added 'PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: August 2018' to collection.

4. 28 June 2018

   Added 'PPRS aggregate net sales and payment information: May 2018' to collection.

5. 20 March 2018

   First published.