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Pricing Strategies

Pioglitazone Prices Peak In April As Multiple UK Molecules Double In Price

Diabetes medication pioglitazone topped the list of the fastest-rising UK generics prices in April, according to market researcher WaveData.

Future Of 340B Rebate Models Hinges On Regulatory Decision Point

As pharmaceutical companies seek to transform how drug discounts are delivered under the 340B program, a federal ruling reinforces HRSA's authority. The industry must now wait for critical guidance from the Trump administration that could reshape compliance strategies and financial outcomes.

Cutting Out The Middlemen? Trump’s Pricing Order Offers Opportunity On PBMs

Donald Trump’s executive order on most-favored-nation prescription drug pricing could provide positive opportunities for the off-patent industry, although US generics and biosimilars association the AAM suggested that the administration might do more good by focusing elsewhere.

Brazil To Upgrade Pricing Framework To Keep Up With Market Developments

Brazil plans to clarify its medicine pricing framework, for example by outlining the procedures for setting medicine prices and bring it up to date with recent developments in the sector.

Trihexyphenidyl Tablets Treble In A Busy March For UK Price Rises

Trihexyphenidyl tablets in two different strengths led a raft of UK generic price rises in March, according to the latest figures from WaveData.

Reforming The Rx Rulers: A New Script For PBMs

As PBMs shift to value-based contracts, federal and state efforts seek to reduce drug costs, increase transparency and tackle anticompetitive practices.

Brazilian Drug Price Increase Rates Hit Eight-Year Low

CMED, which sets medicine prices in Brazil, has published the maximum price adjustment index for 2025.

BGMA Hits Back At ABPI Complaints Over UK Pricing Scheme

Complaints from UK originator association the ABPI over rising payments required by the country’s voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing have been denounced by the BGMA, which says the differentiated scheme is “delivering precisely as it was intended.”

Walmart Pursues Generics Industry Leaders Over Price-Fixing

Walmart has launched an attack on a host of industry-leading generics firms over historical price-fixing allegations, with the US retail giant seeking treble damages from a Pennsylvania district court.

Trimethoprim Trebles As Last Month’s UK Fallers Bounce Back

In a month that saw the average prices of five generic presentations more than double in the UK, WaveData’s figures showed trimethoprim leading the rises with an enormous price increase in February, as several products bounced back from declines in the previous month.

England Reimburses Ultra-Rare Disease Drug Joenja, While EU Regulatory Review Drags On

Pharming has convinced NICE to reverse its rejection of its treatment for APDS by providing the health technology assessment institute with more data. It has also dropped the price it was asking for the drug, which has a list price of £352,000 per year per patient.

Celltrion Keeps Pace With Ustekinumab Discounts As It Launches US Stelara Rival

Celltrion has become the latest firm to enter the competitive US market for Stelara biosimilars, revealing details of its Steqeyma launch.