Jul 6, 2022
Generic shortages are often triggered when the average market price falls to a level at which manufacturers can no longer make a profit. At this point they cancel manufacturing orders, the stock in the market is used up by dispensing to patients, free stock declines...
Jul 4, 2022
When generic Sertraline Tabs 100mg 28 was launched in November 2005 the market price fell rapidly from £25 to below £5. Since then the average price has risen in five ‘price spikes’ and on four of these occasions the resulting shortage has necessitated granting...
Jun 27, 2022
Ovestin cream is currently on the DHSC’s list of serious shortages (Serious Shortages Protocols SSPs) giving pharmacists more dispensing flexibility during a shortage. Although this product is in short supply, in June there are still 12 suppliers providing it to...
Mar 4, 2022
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...
Sep 24, 2021
Here is a good example of what happens when a product loses its patent protection. The first point is that the UK price, the price pharmacies and dispensing doctors would pay, has remained fairly consistent over the last 10 years. This is apart from a few sudden dips...
May 21, 2021
Here we can see Procoralan Tabs 5mg 56 vs Ivabradine Tabs 5mg 56. The generic launch date of Ivabradine was April 2018. The average price of Procoralan Tabs 5mg 56 stayed at between £34-36 between April 2011 to September 2015, after which the price started to decline...
