RNS Number:3184P
Goldshield Group PLC
03 September 2003


For Immediate Release:                               Wednesday, 3 September 2003


              Goldshield Group plc ("Goldshield" or the "Company")

            Warm Welcome to Dept. of Health Consultation Document on
                 Reinbursement of Generic Medicines for the NHS


Goldshield warmly welcomes the consultation document released today by the
Department of Health concerning the reimbursement of generic medicines for the
National Health Service ("NHS").

The document suggests changing the calculation of the drug tariff - the price
the NHS pays for a drug - from being wholesaler-based, to being linked to
manufacturers' prices. The Company believes that this fundamentally addresses
concerns over the pricing of generic medicines in the UK.

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For further information, please call :

Goldshield Group plc                                   Tel: +44 (0) 208 649 8500
Ajit Patel, Chief Executive

Buchanan Communications                                Tel: 020 7466 5000
Tim Anderson/Mary-Jane Johnson


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