Pricing & Reimbursement
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AstraZeneca Joins The $35 Club With Cap On Inhaler Copays
The British drug maker’s move follows that of Boehringer Ingelheim earlier this month, which itself followed increasing political scrutiny on out-of-pocket costs.
Early Strides for Takeda’s Qdenga In Brazil, India Deal Adds New Dimension
Takeda’s head of multi-country organization, India and Southeast Asia, Dion Warren, tells Scrip how things are shaping for Qdenga in Brazil’s public vaccination program and outlines the contours, including pricing aspects, of the deal with Biological E for the dengue vaccine. The US IND application for the jab is still open.
Madrigal Has A Slow, Steady Launch Planned For Rezdiffra
Madrigal faces the challenge of opening the metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH, also known as NASH) market, but the firm has been laying groundwork for over a year.
BeiGene’s Oncology Market 'Disruption' Gains Pace Despite Tevimbra Travails
The Sino-American company believes faster, lower-cost R&D and competitive pricing and access will give it an edge in oncology. Its chief commercial officer for North America and Europe told Scrip how it is now looking to repeat the success of Brukinsa and finally launch its much-delayed PD-1 inhibitor Tevimbra.
Stock Watch: Advanced Therapies Deliver Fourth-Quarter Flop
As drug pricing continues its ascent among hot button issues, the multi-million-dollar price tags for one-and-done advanced therapies, their justification and reimbursement all remain unaligned.
CARSgen Wins China’s Fifth CAR-T Approval But Pricing Dilemma Unresolved
As China’s fifth approved CAR-T cell therapy, CARSgen/Huadong’s zevorcabtagene autoleucel is priced at $159,735 for a single infusion. Expanding patient access will become a formidable task for the companies, due to the poor prospects of reimbursement coverage by China’s public medical insurance program.
Roche Launches Eylea Competitor Vabysmo In India On The Heels Of Ocrevus
Roche is stepping up its game in India with the launch of blockbuster Vabysmo (faricimab), closely on the heels of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab). It hopes to drive access for the nAMD and DME drug via government procurement and insurance schemes and tiered pricing.
Organon Docks Into India’s Family Planning Program, Makes Early Gains
Organon's commercial director and lead for the South Asia region, Anjan Sen, discusses with Scrip the prospects of contraceptive Implanon NXT with its inclusion in India’s historic family planning program. The Merck spin-out is also on course to debut its Jada System this year, opening up new growth avenues as it disentangles and builds out operations in the region.
China Lowers GDP Target As VBP And Corruption In Focus At 'Two Sessions'
Amid slack domestic consumption and declining overseas demand, 2024 may be the start of a multi-year slowing in growth for the world’s second-largest economy. In the health sector, volume-based procurement continues to expand while the focus of anti-corruption campaigns appears to be changing.
BIO Chair Ted Love On Drug Pricing And Political Pressure
Biopharma veteran Ted Love assured industry that the sector remains fundamentally strong during remarks at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference.
InflaRx Picks Outcomes-Based Reimbursement For COVID-19 Drug
The model, more common with high-cost gene therapies, is designed to de-risk use of the drug for hospitals in the event that patients with COVID-19-related ARDS do not survive.
Amgen Lays Out Plans For Rare Disease Portfolio Growth
Amgen detailed plans for increasing sales of drugs acquired in its Horizon transaction and outlined growth opportunities in its R&D pipeline during a rare disease showcase.
Biocon Eyes 'Foothold To Stronghold' For (b)Humira In US, Pauses RH-Insulin Program
Biocon sees some wins for biosimilar adalimumab in the US and signals more opportunities amid the slower than anticipated build-out for Humira rivals. Chinese competition looms for glargine, but the Indian company declares it “will be competitive if these folks launch.”
Breaking The Pain Market’s Addiction To Opioids
The recent success of Vertex in acute pain merely highlights the agonizingly slow process elsewhere, particularly in chronic pain indications.
Pooled Procurement Of Cancer Drugs In India: Is Pharma Game For More?
India’s National Cancer Grid pilots pooled procurement for 40 drugs including trastuzumab, imatinib, and pemetrexed, delivering median savings of over 80%. Experts discuss with Scrip the prospects of scaling the initiative and what it may mean for pharma’s margins and go-to-market strategy.
Amgen Sees Strong Q4 Growth Even Without Horizon Contribution
The company increased its full-year guidance in anticipation of Horizon’s Q4 contribution and sales for the quarter jumped 20%, but even excluding those drugs product sales were up 5%.
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