UK patients 'could face two-year wait for new drugs' after Brexit

British patients could face a longer wait for new drugs after the UK pulls out of the European Union, experts have warned.

UK patients 'could face two-year wait for new drugs' after Brexit

British patients could face a longer wait for new drugs after the UK pulls out of the European Union, experts have warned.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he does not expect the UK after Brexit to remain within the European Medicines Agency, which evaluates applications to market new drugs across the EU.

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