I estimate that the price reduction I have proposed should immediately bring savings to the NHS of the order of 2 million annually. The Director General has the power to impose financial penalties under the Act. These are civil in nature. MST is a trade name for the sustained release version of the drug originally developed and patented by Napp for cancer patients. Appeals against decisions of the Director General are heard by the Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal.
Appeals are possible on the substance of the decision and on the penalty imposed.
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