Parallel Imports and how quickly they appear and disappear

Parallel Imports and how quickly they appear and disappear

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...
Efient and Prasugrel Tabs 10mg 28 Long Term Lifecycle Price Trends

Efient and Prasugrel Tabs 10mg 28 Long Term Lifecycle Price Trends

Efient Tabs 10mg 28 first appeared in Wavedata’s data, collected from pharmacies and dispensing doctors, in April 2011. Parallel Imports appeared before UK packs, which suggests there was a period during which Efient was sold to pharmacies through linked systems...
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...
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...