BioMarin’s Voxzogo Predicted For Blockbuster Sales, But Market Must Be Built

Very early launch numbers look good in France and Germany, but US launch will be more challenging due to a fragmented patient base, the company said. Launch price is a flat $899 per vial.

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BioMarin knows US launch of Voxzogo will be an arduous process

Multiple analysts predict blockbuster sales revenue for BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.’s Voxzogo (vosoritide), the first drug approved in the US for achondroplasia, but company executives guided to a slow ramp-up due to the complications of being first to market in a rare disease during an investor call.

Voxzogo, a C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) analog injected daily, obtained accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration on 19 November. The drug will have a daily wholesale acquisition cost of $899 per vial, which BioMarin said should net out to about $240,000 per year after discounts

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