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...
Brands, GP Prescribing and Trends

Brands, GP Prescribing and Trends

The companies making and selling branded products need to understand how well their efforts are working to convince GPs to prescribe their brands. The graphic below shows a number of branded generics, however changes in the way they are reimbursed (VPAS) means that...
Brands and GP Prescribing

Brands and GP Prescribing

The companies making and selling branded products need to understand how well their efforts are working to convince GPs to prescribe their brands. Some companies are impressed by the orders sales people get from wholesalers, pharmacies and dispensing doctors. However...
How have shortages of a generic affected the originator brand?

How have shortages of a generic affected the originator brand?

To get a feel for this we looked at one pack of Lundbeck’s Cipralex and a pack of the generic Escitalopram as we wanted to see how the shortage and price rise of the generic in 2019 affected the brand. Although the drug tariff came down from £14.91 at the start...