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Roche Set For Disruptive Entry To MS Market With 'Brave' Ocrevus Pricing Strategy

 
• By Sukaina Virji

Roche is taking no chances with its newly approved multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus and has set a cost that ensures price is no barrier to treatment.

Multiple Sclerosis

Roche's is embarking upon a brave pricing strategy for its new multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) now that it has finally been licensed by the US FDA, following a slight technical hitch over manufacturing. The drug has been approved to treat both relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients and the underserved primary progressive MS (PPMS) population and has been priced competitively.

The wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) has been set at $65,000, a "25% discount to [Pfizer Inc./Merck KGAA's] Rebif [interferon...

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