As we celebrate 25 years of WaveData, here’s our story…..

As we celebrate 25 years of WaveData, here’s our story…..

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...
Generics Bulletin Price Watch July 2025

Generics Bulletin Price Watch July 2025

Check out the latest UK Price Watch article in the Generics Bulletin for analysis and insight on May’s product launches, the biggest risers, the biggest fallers and the fastest movers…. with market data provided by WaveData. Dave Wallace editor at Generics Bulletin,...
A Parallel Import Life Cycle of Two Halves

A Parallel Import Life Cycle of Two Halves

Today we thought we’d have a look at Pletal (Cilostazol) for which we can see the appearance and disappearance of parallel imports in the UK. Pletal was first launched into the UK in 2007 and is used for the treatment of intermittent claudication, a condition...
The Life and Death of Imported Provigil

The Life and Death of Imported Provigil

Provigil was launchd in the UK in March 1998 and it is used to promote wakefulness in patients with narcolepsy, a condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. The first sign of parallel imports being sold into the UK was in November 2001, and though a...
Changes in the number of drug tariff products

Changes in the number of drug tariff products

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...
The Life and Death of a Parallel Import

The Life and Death of a Parallel Import

The WaveData Team wanted to find an example of a parallel import appearing in the UK, it’s birth in competition with the UK brand, and it’s final demise once generics had hit the market. We looked at all the different constituent molecules for which we had been able...