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...
Pharmacy First and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Pharmacy First and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

The newly launched NHS Pharmacy First service recommends that uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women be treated with antibiotics by pharmacies. However, are these critical products profitable for pharmacies to buy and dispense? Wavedata decided to look at...
How to create a shortage…….

How to create a shortage…….

We were chatting about shortages with some peers last week at the HDA conference.  This got us playing devil’s advocate, how would we create a shortage? Firstly, we’d cut the reimbursement price of a commonly used generic product to a fraction of its...
VPAG and Older Medicines

VPAG and Older Medicines

VPAG and Older Medicines The Department of Health and Social Care DHSC has for many years being receiving a rebate from the manufacturers of branded prescribed drugs. This is intended to keep a cap on the growth in the medicines bill whilst allowing manufacturers to...
Are generics cheaper in England than the three devolved nations?

Are generics cheaper in England than the three devolved nations?

WaveData’s MD, Charles Joynson looks at generic products sold in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, in August, September and October of this year, focusing in on the top 500 most commonly advertised products. We only included products which were...
Does competition drive lower prices?

Does competition drive lower prices?

Wavedata looked at the average prices of generic products sold to pharmacies and dispensing doctors between August and October 2023 and compared this with the number of price list offers for the same products in the same time period. It would seem sensible to assume...