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Janssen combats Harvoni competition with UK Olysio 'pay if you clear' scheme

 
• By Gemma Collier

Janssen has offered England and Scotland the chance to prescribe hepatitis C drug Olysio (simeprevir) on the National Health Service, and only pay for it in those patients who clear the virus within 12 weeks. Janssen's timing coincides with growing competition in the HCV space, and may be a way of fending off rivalry from Gilead's Harvoni (sofosbuvir and ledipasvir).

Janssen has offered England and Scotland the chance to prescribe hepatitis C drug Olysio (simeprevir) on the National Health Service, and only pay for it in those patients who clear the virus within 12 weeks. Janssen's timing coincides with growing competition in the HCV space, and may be a way of fending off rivalry from Gilead's Harvoni (sofosbuvir and ledipasvir).

As a way of managing the scheme, the company will fund pre-treatment blood tests for patients that can predict whether...

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