Mar 13, 2026
When a product is in seriously short supply, Pharmacies will get their hands on any stock they can to satisfy their customers. This sometimes means that they have to get short dated stock. If they have no long dated alternative, short dated will have to do. The...
Mar 9, 2026
Here at WaveData we keep a close eye on the number of concessions granted to individual products each month and have been doing so since they were launched in November 2010. We have always assumed the Category M is the primary source of concessions and of the linked...
Mar 5, 2026
There has been a lot of discussion about Category H at recent events, online and on socials. Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, poses the question; ‘Will it cut another group of generics to the bone and seriously damage pharmacy and supplier profitability? Or will it...
Feb 16, 2026
We know that pharmacies buying generics are making a loss when they dispense. Previous analysis, available on the Wavedata.co.uk articles page, shows that over 1200 generic products each month are unprofitable. However, what about parallel imports, are they profitable...
Feb 13, 2026
Charles Joynson, WaveData MD, was delighted to join Jeremy Durrant, Director of Communications and External Engagement at Medicines UK, in the latest episode of their podcast Medicine Matters. It’s a lively discussion, looking at pricing trends over the last 12...
Jan 7, 2026
To start the year off with a bang, we thought we’d compare the generic product prices we get from our Pharmacy and Dispensing Doctor data suppliers with the Drug Tariff for each product. This obviously excludes some products where there is no Drug Tariff...
