
Confidence, clarity and cost efficiency in Primary Care Rebate Schemes (PCRS)
THE FREE RADICAL NETWORK LEADS THE WAY IN PCRS DEVELOPMENT, CREATION & IMPLEMENTATION
The FRN is the only UK agency that offers a full-service management of Primary Care Rebate Schemes (PCRS) with over 7 years experience. We specialise in the clinical governance of PCRS, contractual development and management, prescribing intelligence and analysis, dashboard development, transparent rebate transactions as well as team training and briefing.
FRN ensures that your PCRS runs smoothly from conception to implementation.

PRIMARY CARE REBATE SCHEMES
Primary Care Rebate Scheme (PCRS) are contractual agreements initiated by pharmaceutical companies, directly or via third parties, and an NHS legal entity which offers financial rebates on particular branded medicines.
The Free Radical Network is a system which allows the industry and primary care organisations to take advantage of lower prices in primary care, by using economies of scale and removing high costs of administration and management.
Benefits of PCRS for the NHS and Industry
Free Radical Network has been developed to allow the NHS to take advantage of lower prices in primary care, by using economies of scale and removing high costs of administration and management.

Access for patients to high quality medicines

Greater value for money to the NHS

Greater Commercial flexibility for manufacturers

Administrative flexibility

Exit Strategy for end of patent drugs
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF PCRS
PCRS in CCGs and Acute Trusts
CCGs
Anticoagulants
Blood glucose test strips
CHD
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Enternal nutrition
Flu vaccines
GI
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenic syndromes
Osteoporosis
Prostrate cancer
Respiratory – inhaled steroids
Rheumatology
Sip feeds
Stoma products
Stroke
Urology
Vitamin & mineral supplements
Wet Age Related Macular Disease
Wound management
Acute Trusts
Antibiotics
Antifungals
Dermatology
Enteral/parental nutrition
Haematologic disorders
Glaucoma
Infertility
Local and inhaled anaesthetics
Oncology/chemotherapy
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy test kits
Respiratory
Thrombolytics
Wet Age Related Macular Disease
Wound care products
FREE RADICAL NETWORK EXPERTISE
We can advise on a rebate strategy based on Behavioural, market analysis and experience.

Develop bespoke contracts and legal considerations related to rebates and the NHS.

We have expert knowledge of governance procedures and assessments of rebates.

Contract Management and Simplified signage process.

NHS intelligence to provide assessment of primary care therapy area landscape and potential.