Sep 18, 2025
There seem to be a number of things going on with this product in the long-term. The first thing we can see is that market prices rose dramatically to April 2020 at which point a Concession was announced and an increase in the Drug Tariff introduced fairly shortly...
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...
Sep 15, 2025
Over the last 10 years Olanzapine tablets have suffered four shortages along with price spikes and concessions. The most severe of these was in 2017 when prices for the 20mg 28 tablet pack went up as high as £115 on something that normally sells for £2. High levels of...
Sep 11, 2025
Isotrex Gel 0.05% was first launched in the UK by Stiefel Laboratories Ltd on 10 November 2002. It was primarily used to treat acne vulgaris in adolescents and contained isotretinoin, a compound similar to Vitamin A. The first parallel import appeared in the UK in...
Sep 9, 2025
It was a crazy idea, that generic manufacturers would be able to monitor each other’s sales prices. Back in 1999, when Charles Joynson was working in the Business Information department at Baker Norton, he was tasked with acquiring some competitor Pharmacy Price...
