WaveData has been collecting data for OTC products such as Ascorbic Acid Tabs 500mg 28 pack and 100 pack (Vitamin C) for over ten years. This product is particularly interesting due to the price rise around July 2014. We can see from this graph Ascorbic Acid Tabs...
WaveData started collecting pricing data for Tamsulosin MR Tabs 400mcg 30 in Feb 2011. Since then the price has fallen steadily, but with price spikes in Jan 2015, July 2018, and October 2020. The 2018 and 2020 spikes are similar to the ‘ripple effect’ we...
Duloxetine Caps 60mg 28 launched in April 2015 after Cymbalta Caps 60mg 28 lost its patent exclusivity. The price then declined rapidly from £24.90 to £2.43 in just over a year, with the drug tariff following the market prices down. After this the price ‘bounced’,...
Zonisamide 50mg 56 Tablets was launched in May 2017 in competition with Eisai brand Zonegran. Since the launch of Zonisamide, the prices for this competitive generic have fallen from the average UK price of £35.80 in May 2017 to £7.09 in November 2018. Alongside this,...
Escitalopram 20mg 28 Tablets was launched in May 2014 in competition with Lundbeck’s brand Cipralex. At launch, the competition for generic market share was intense with lots of competing companies forcing the average Escitalopram retail price down from the normal...
Tolterodine was launched in September 2012 after Detrusitol lost its patent protection. The average UK price of this product has remained steady since its release until April 2020 when there was a rapid price rise and a Concession price was awarded by the DHSC. Since...
