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...
Aug 5, 2025
Between 2001 and 2022 the number of generics in the English drug tariff increased from 1682 to 3955. Most of this was driven by increased patient demand and new product launches to cope with this demand. However, more recently the number of products in this...
Jul 10, 2025
Before December 2022 when generics were launched, all prescriptions, branded and generic would have been dispensed as MSD’s Januvia Tabs 100mg 28. This explains why the generic and branded lines on the graph follow the same trend. The green PI average price line...
Jul 10, 2025
Pramipexole Tabs 88mcg 30 is one of those products that suffers regular price bounces. In this case it seems to be almost exactly every two years, which in our minds fits with manufacturing cycles. The generic form of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Mirapexin was launched in...
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...
