iiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 10 March 2020, Col 11
Alison Strath, Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Scottish Government, added "...we would need to work to understand what levers there might be to support repurposing"iiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 10 March 2020, Col 11 and although the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman, foresaw challenges, she did not consider these to be "insurmountable".iiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 10 March 2020, Col 11
We request the Scottish Government provide details of what plans it has to respond to the suggestions provided by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) on how applications for additional licences for medicines can be encouraged and incentivised.