Oct 10, 2023
Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, drilled into this to see where the increase is coming from, demonstrating that it’s a mixture of parallel import and generics which are driving the rise. – Parallel imports have risen from £22.73 in Sept 2013 to 26.24 in August...
Sep 20, 2023
Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, puts a spotlight on Lustral Tabs as we explore the product lifecycle post LOE. Before generics were launched in November 2005 there was a high degree of similarity between the price of the UK and PI (parallel import) packs of Lustral Tabs...
Aug 24, 2023
Normally we expect branded devices to maintain their pharmacy purchase prices over long periods of time. However, here this is not the case. Charles Joynson, WaveData MD investigates further. Looking at the long term market price trends of Freestyle Optium Test Strips...
Dec 12, 2022
Branded Procoralan first appeared on price lists sent to pharmacists and dispensing doctors in the UK in February 2008, followed 5 months later in July 2008 by parallel imported versions. The number of offers each month for the parallel import grew slowly to a peak of...
Dec 12, 2022
Branded Ezetrol first appeared on price lists sent to pharmacists and dispensing doctors in the UK in June 2004, accompanied in the same month by the first evidence of parallel imports. However, the number of price list offers for the parallel import has never topped...
Dec 12, 2022
Branded Cialis was launched in the UK March 2003, which was followed in July 2004, 16 months later, by the appearance of the first parallel import. The number of monthly offers for the PI peaked in October 2008 at 137 market offers in a single month. However by June...