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...
Sep 24, 2025
At last week’s EMIG Quarterly meeting Donal Markey, Assistant director of Programmes, Transformation and Performance, said that the Irish health service had been reorganised just once while England’s NHS had been reorganised 7 times. As we are in our Silver...
Sep 16, 2025
Four times over the last 10 years, free market competition between the manufacturers of Olanzapine tablets drove the price to a level where profit was impossible and withdrawal is the only option. When prices decline in the market, the reimbursement drug tariff often...
