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...
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...
Nov 17, 2022
In the UK a major part of the branded medicine supply is provided by manufacturers outside the UK. These products are made for use in the EU but imported into the UK as parallel Imports (PIs) appear in the market within a couple of years of brand launch, and gradually...
Sep 30, 2022
It seems sensible to assume that parallel imports are affected by the Euro to Pound exchange rate as they are sourced from Europe and sold in the UK. Therefore we looked at the prices we had seen advertised for parallel imports by wholesalers and importers over the...
Sep 29, 2022
Efient was launched in the UK in 2009 and the first parallel imports appeared on the UK market in 2011 after a two year ‘honeymoon’ period. In the graph below each colour represents a UK wholesaler selling parallel imported Efient to UK pharmacies and...
Sep 27, 2022
Efient was launched in the UK in 2009. This was followed by a two year honeymoon period, which ended in 2011 when the first parallel imports appeared on the UK retail market. For the first three months just one company was selling the Efient PI. However, this grew so...
