Dec 12, 2022
Branded Crestor was launched in the UK June 2003, and this was followed by the appearance of the first parallel import just one month later. The number of market offers in price lists for parallel imported versions of Crestor follows a typical ‘whale’s...
Dec 9, 2022
Infections with the Group A Streptococcus (GAS ) are very common at the moment and can cause Scarlet Fever. This mainly affects children and Amoxicillin is the most common treatment. However, the availability of and prices of Amoxicillin products for pharmacies and...
Dec 8, 2022
Since price concessions were first granted in 2003, the number has been gradually increasing each month. During 2022 the number granted has equalled or exceeded 100 in 8 months out of 11. Additionally we have noticed that products likely to be granted concessions...
Dec 8, 2022
Do combined, multi constituent products which contain more than one chemical, such as Levodopa + Carbidopa + Entacapone Tabs, suffer slower price decay after generic launch than normal single constituent products? It would make sense to assume so as we have previously...
Dec 2, 2022
Are products which have received concessions (NCSOs) from the department of health and social care (DHSC) less profitable than non-concession receiving products? After Viatris’ round table on branded generics at the Palace of Westminster earlier this month we...
Nov 22, 2022
Where pharmacies are unable to purchase generic products at prices less than the drug tariff the DHSC sets price concessions in consultation with the PSNC using information derived from manufacturers and wholesalers. The number of price concessions granted in each...
