Pricing
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Tuesday March 3
March 03, 2015NICE greenlights Harvoni for Britain's national formulary, Pacira received a CRL instead of an expanded indication and Novo's latest diabetes outreach focuses on patients instead of drug brands.
Oncologist's petition is latest salvo, as drug-pricing issue rises to new prominence
March 02, 2015Drugmakers face increasing pressure on pricing from insurers and PBMs.
UK doctors lobby for off-label Avastin use
February 24, 2015Doctors want the National Health Service to allow them to prescribe the oncology drug for wet age-related macular degeneration.
California ponders drug pricing reveal
February 24, 2015Assemblyman David Chiu's bill would publish a drug's R&D and related costs.
Study shows Lucentis at Eylea disadvantage
February 19, 2015An NIH study shows possible limit to Lucentis's appeal.
Specialty medications have PBMs on edge
February 17, 2015CVS health execs write that cost of long-term specialty medications, not short-timers like Sovaldi, are a major worry.
CDC: diabetes patient costs have doubled
February 03, 2015The reason: higher prices and more services.
Ireland takes hard line on Rx prices
February 03, 2015The health minister is threatening price-related legislation.
2013 healthcare spending crept upwards
January 06, 2015Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it is too early to blame a sluggish economy for slow growth.
Gilead may be forced to discount hep. C pills
December 23, 2014AbbVie's deal with the PBM Express Scripts has altered the dynamic in hepatitis C price-setting, writes Bloomberg.
High deductibles, costs keep patients away
December 02, 2014More cost data for the file the latest data shows that up-front healthcare costs are prompting many patients to delay office visits.
World projected to spend $1T on drugs in 2018
November 20, 2014The IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics notes that developed markets remain a key driver.
Cigna lowers price of some HIV medications
November 10, 2014The deal will cap the monthly price some patients may pay for medications such as Atripla.
Specialty prescription costs hurt across the board
October 09, 2014Solutions for how to handle specialty medication costs are lacking, but the data around them shows a need for serious problem-solving.
Nearly half of consumers wary of healthcare costs, insurer finds
October 07, 2014Cigna said found paying for medications and hospitalizations were top healthcare concerns.
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Friday, September 19
September 19, 2014Lilly's weekly GLP-1 shot is approved, BI expands its lung-cancer portfolio, GSK's China investigation closes, NY proposed Sovaldi triage and India imposed price limits on 36 new medicines.
DOJ eyes Ranbaxy pricing
September 17, 2014The Department of Justice is looking into Medicaid pricing.
Switzerland wants lower drug prices
September 17, 2014Switzerland is pushing Roche to lower its prices on Perjeta
Drug spend will continue to rise through 2023
September 04, 2014The numbers folks at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services anticipate sluggish growth in US healthcare spend, but prescriptions look ready to take off.
Study: move more, eat less, save $500
August 25, 2014Diet and exercise can help some type-2 diabetes patients save around $500 in medical expenses every year.
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Friday, August 15
August 15, 2014UK drug-cost watchdog backs Sovaldi, Achillion touts HCV interim results, Avastin's latest cancer indication, Ebola outbreak worsens, COPD drug gets panel nod, and study links quick reviews and black-box warnings.
Britain's NICE sidelines Kadcyla
August 11, 2014Britain's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has followed through on its Kadcyla objections and has said Roche's breast cancer drug will remain off the National Health Services formulary because it is too expensive.
Site has doctors bid for business
August 07, 2014Medibid users auction up care in exchange for a low price.
WellPoint tests prices, patients
August 06, 2014Health insurer WellPoint found patients chose lower-priced MRIs when shown how much locations charged for the very same procedure, but the motivation is murky.
Acthar marketing drives prescriptions and anger
August 05, 2014The decades-old drug is winning prescriptions through marketing, but has a free-pass when it comes to clinical trial data.
Express Scripts drops Zohydro, brings back Advair
August 04, 2014The PBM dropped 25 more drugs from its formulary.
Lawmakers eye pricing
July 30, 2014The Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel is looking into how three major pharmaceutical manufacturers decided to set minimum prices for their contact lenses.
Gilead, Merck HCV marketing battle may be on horizon
July 24, 2014Disclosed in its earnings report yesterday, Gilead may have a card up its sleeve to counter Merck's experimental hep. C combo regimen.
Generics trigger wallet shock
July 09, 2014Prices for some generics are rising, thanks to limited competition.
Experiment cuts cancer costs, ups drug spend
July 09, 2014UnitedHealthcare finds drug costs more than doubled.
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