U.K. advocacy groups threaten court action over a key provision in the pharma trade deal with the U.S.

Summary: Two advocacy groups in the U.K. are threatening to sue the government over a new medicine trade deal with the U.S. In this deal, the U.S. agreed to drop taxes on medicines coming from the U.K. for at least three years. However, to make pharmaceutical companies happy, the U.K. agreed to spend a lot more money on drugs. The National Health Service (NHS) will have to pay 25% more for medicines. The advocacy groups are worried that this deal lets outsiders control how much medicines cost, which could hurt patients.

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