Hydrocortisone Ointment and Super Retail Price Cycles

Hydrocortisone Ointment and Super Retail Price Cycles

Boom bust cycles exist for up to 81% of generics as market competition forces prices down to levels which cannot be profitably be sustained by manufacturers, at which some stop manufacturing. This leads to a reduction in the stock available to dispense, followed by a...
What Triggers Generic Price Rises?

What Triggers Generic Price Rises?

When the market price of a generic product declines to a point where manufacturers can no longer make a profit, they may decide to cancel or not commission the next batch of stock. Consequently, the price goes up as the available stock in the market declines. The low...
Generic Product Price Bounces and How Often they Happen

Generic Product Price Bounces and How Often they Happen

After the originator product loses its exclusivity (LOE) and generics have been launched, the market price of the generic can fall very quickly. Those products with more generic licence holders tend to fall faster than those with fewer. However, where product prices...
Generic Product Price Bounces and How they Happen

Generic Product Price Bounces and How they Happen

After the originator product loses its exclusivity (LOE) and generics have been launched, the market price of the generic can fall very quickly. Those products with more generic licence holders tend to fall faster than those with fewer. However, where product prices...
Generic Product Price Bounces

Generic Product Price Bounces

Price bounces happen after the originator product (Migard Tabs 2.5mg 6 in this case) loses its exclusivity (LOE) and generics have been launched. The market price of the generic can fall very quickly if there are lots of generic licence holders. However, where product...