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PhRMA opposed to Senate drug price control plans

prescription drug benefit that could save $85bn over the next decade, according to its backers. ... The cost of many prescription drugs is too high,” said Grassley and Wyden in a joint statement.

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Trump presses on with reference pricing plan for medicines

The White House has been talking about this type of reference pricing for prescription drugs since the administration published a blueprint for pricing controls last year, which focused on capping US ... As you know, for years and years other nations
Countries hail ‘landmark’ drug pricing transparency resolution, despite watering down

Nevertheless, the agreement has been hailed as a major step forward by campaigners who want greater price transparency in medicines, and who say it will help control spending on prescription drugs
Orphan drugs market to soar to $224bn by 2024

for orphan drugs through to 2024, according to a report by Evaluate Pharma. ... Growth rates approximately double those of the overall prescription drugs market and the mean cost per patient per year of the top 100 orphan products in the US hitting $150,
Drug pricing is pharma’s top concern in 2019

to these latest increases and it could be an opportunity for bipartisanship to bring the cost of prescription drugs down.”. ... plan. Patients also have to wait on average 16 months longer in these countries for new drugs, according to PhRMA.
GSK and Pfizer to create combined consumer health titan

Spin-out will allow GSK to focus on prescription drugs and vaccines. ... In effect this is consumer brand management of largely generic drugs.

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Drug launches to watch in 2019

11. Buvidal – an advance in opioid dependence treatment. Opioid addiction has surged in the US since the 1990s, when prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin became a common remedy for ... Now there is a growing need for treatments which can
Behaviour change – a missing ingredient?

There is plenty of evidence to show that some things are bad for us: smoking, too much sugar, alcohol and drugs, for example.So why is it that some of us ... For example, providing prescription drugs in different colours to encourage adherence, or
US health reforms

In a very real way, the cost of drugs in US - the only developed nation without some form of cost control - can affect the global marketplace. ... Several studies have shown that the United States spends considerably more per capita on prescription drugs
Re-awakening the emotion in healthcare communications

phrases. For healthcare companies, it was the same. However, it started to change when the ABPI established the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) in 1993 to operate the Code ... At the time, they knew the campaign would test the
Market access in Europe: balancing access and affordability

The accompanying figure summarises the measures that target spending on prescription drugs. ... Governments have typically begun by exploring opportunities to negotiate lower prices for orphan drugs.

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Keith Webber leaves FDA for Perrigo

Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), which over-the-counter and prescription drugs. ... This includes holding responsibility for advancing the approval of drugs and providing guidance on regulatory strategy for products in development.
Genzyme’s Richard Moscicki joins FDA

prescription-only drugs available in the US.

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How to build an online medical information service that resonates with your customers

However, as an increasing number of drugs have come off patent, there is a growing need for clinical and scientific medical information.Now more and more pharmaceutical companies are investing in ... Manufacturers are responsible for the way they respond
PEGASUS JOINS ASHFIELD HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS

Sharp is also a world leader in ’Track and Trace’ serialisation services, which will require all prescription drugs to have a unique serial code for authentication and traceability. .
How to design patient services with social media within the ABPI code guidelines

When designing digital services and informational materials for prescription drugs or services, there are unique considerations that must be taken around how that information is accessed and used. ... The code explains how use of social media to discuss
5 years on from the Brazilian Generics Drugs Act, is there still an opportunity for branded originator drugs?

drugs, whilst boosting generic drug prescription and supporting the domestic drug industry. ... Following the Act, any drug registered as a “similares” have to meet the same bioequivalence standards as generic drugs.
Exploring MINT: Part 1 - Mexico

Mexico’s pharmaceutical regulator, COFEPRIS, has also implemented measures to improve transparency and has improved the conditions around intellectual property to eliminate ‘similares’ - non bioequivalent ‘copy’ drugs - from the market. .

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