Apixaban tablets in multiple presentations saw significant UK price rises in August, according to the latest figures from WaveData, with the anticoagulant leading average price increases in both our Recent Launches and Biggest Risers table for the past month.
Apixaban Dominates UK Rises In August
Pricewatch UK – August 2024
After UK apixaban prices started to creep up in July, the latest WaveData figures show several different presentations of the generic increasing their average price by multiples in August.

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