About the ABPI

About the ABPI

ABPI Manifesto for Investment, Health and Growth

Read the ABPI Manifesto for Investment, Health and Growth
ABPI Manifesto for Investment, Health and Growth

Our Mission

The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and access medicines and vaccines to improve patient care.

We represent companies of all sizes which invest in making and discovering medicines and vaccines to enhance and save the lives of millions of people around the world.

In England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, we work in partnership with governments and the NHS so that patients can get new treatments faster and the NHS can plan how much it spends on medicines. Every day, our members partner with healthcare professionals, academics and patient organisations to find new solutions to unmet health needs.

Our strategy

Medicines and vaccines are transforming our lives like never before. We want the UK to be the best place in the world to research, develop and use the medicines and vaccines of the future. 

Our strategy

To do this, we focus on:

  • Improving access to new medicines and vaccines so everyone in the UK can get the latest treatments.

  • Building a thriving environment for medicine discovery so the UK can be the best place in the world to research and develop new medicines and vaccines.

  • Enhancing reputation by demonstrating the high ethical standards we set ourselves and that society expects from us.

  • Working in partnership with Government, the NHS and the life science community

  • Providing UK leadership to drive global medicines policy.

  • Improving how health data can transform medicine 
development and improve patient care.

  • Representing our members, using their insight and 
experience to tell the story of how they change the
lives of millions of people every day.

The ABPI’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Creating diverse and inclusive workplaces that deliver innovations to improve the lives of everyone in the UK is critical if we are to deliver on our mission.

ABPI ED&I Policy 871X581

ABPI Group

Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA)

The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) was established by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to operate the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry independently of the ABPI.

The PMCPA is a division of the ABPI which is a company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales no 09826787 and its registered office is at 2nd Floor Goldings House, Hay’s Galleria, 2 Hay’s Lane, London, SE1 2HB.

Office of Health Economics (OHE)

The purpose of the Office of Health Economics (OHE) is to advance the education of the public in general/health care payers/policy makers (and particularly patients and healthcare professionals) on the subject of health economics and healthcare policy.

The OHE is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered number 09848965) and its registered office is at 2nd Floor Goldings House, Hay’s Galleria, 2 Hay’s Lane, London, SE1 2HB.