U.K. accepting applications for subscription-based antibiotic pilot

NHS England is calling for biopharmas to apply for a contract to supply an antibiotic via the U.K.’s pilot subscription program, which will pay manufacturers a flat annual rate over 10 years for access to an antibiotic, regardless of when and how many units are stocked and prescribed.

The window for tender offers opened last week and will close on July 22. The U.K. Department of Health, NICE and NHS England launched the pilot last year (see “Piloting a New Course to Reimbursing Antibiotics”)...