How does Category M affect Pharmacies and Manufacturers?

How does Category M affect Pharmacies and Manufacturers?

Prompted by a Client’s questions about Category M and the formula that goes behind it to drive Pharmacy profitability, we asked Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, to have a closer look at Category M to see if he can make any sense of it. Initially that we assumed that the...
ADHD Drug Shortages and Methylphenidate long term price trends

ADHD Drug Shortages and Methylphenidate long term price trends

We’ve read many articles from across the media about the ADHD drug shortage in recent weeks…… 💊 England has seen a sharp rise in the use of ADHD drugs, increasing by 11% per year between 2010 and 2019. This significant rise in reliance on...
Supply problems with Oxcarbazepine impacting patients with epilepsy

Supply problems with Oxcarbazepine impacting patients with epilepsy

In Parliament his month questions were posed to Andrew Stephenson, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by Peter Grant MP (SNP). He asked ‘What steps the Department is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of Oxcarbazepine for patients with...
How generous are branded respiratory manufacturers with discounts?

How generous are branded respiratory manufacturers with discounts?

WaveData conducted a comparison of the average market prices given to accounts (pharmacies and dispensing doctors) by respiratory product manufacturers. The average discounts given over a 10 year period are very consistent at 9%, which probably reflects the underlying...
Are concessions and shortages caused by the DHSC?

Are concessions and shortages caused by the DHSC?

It would seem sensible to assume that profitable products are less likely to suffer shortages, concessions and price spikes than products where profit is hard to come by. Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, compared the reimbursement price and the average market price for...