Feb 13, 2026
Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, was delighted to join Jeremy Durrant, Director of Communications and External Engagement at Medicines UK, in the latest episode of their podcast Medicine Matters. It’s a lively discussion, looking at pricing trends over the last 12...
Sep 16, 2025
Leslie Galloway, EMIG Chairman, shared his analysis of VPAG. Here’s Charles’ key takeaways: · The NHS VPAG rebate is £1bn over 3 years and so is a fixed rebate with risk share. · Global Pharma CEOs have asked for lower rebates and a better deal, that...
Sep 16, 2025
Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, decided to have a look at the differences between the average market price for generics and the English drug tariff. He wanted to know if the gap between the two was being squeezed, resulting in some of the misery pharmacists are going...
Jul 23, 2025
Each month WaveData collects the prices of medicines and devices from pharmacies and dispensing doctors. These come from the price lists and invoices sent to these accounts by their suppliers. So what we’re looking at here is the ‘share of voice’ rather than market...
May 27, 2025
Prior to the launch of generics in August 2011 the UK and Parallel Imported (PI) packs of Keppra Tabs 250mg 28 had very similar prices. However, post August 2011 the market changed completely. Firstly, generics appeared in the market and took six months to fall from...
May 20, 2025
Recently Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, ran a pricing analysis on Acetazolamide Tabs 250mg 112 and found that Pharmacies and Dispensing Doctors had been losing £18.00 each time they dispensed this product in the three months to end March. Today we thought we’d look at...
