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Drugs director criticises Scots' failure to back new treatments

The new head of the pharmaceutical industry in Scotland says the country is not moving forward fast enough on life sciences and pointed to the refusal to give patients some of the latest treatments as one of the problems holding the country back.

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HELEN PUTTICK, Health Correspondent

The new head of the pharmaceutical industry in Scotland says the country is not moving forward fast enough on life sciences and pointed to the refusal to give patients some of the latest treatments as one of the problems holding the country back.