Despite getting off to a sluggish start five years ago, SGLT2 inhibitors are steadily picking up steam thanks to buoyant sales of their combination medicines with DPP-4 inhibitors. Even monodrugs alone grew 29% in FY2018, with the market including the…
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Nesp Biosame Priced at 62.8-69.2% of Originator
A key reimbursement policy panel agreed in March to price the so-called “biosame” version of the Nesp (darbepoetin alfa) renal anemia drug at 70% of the originator - just as that for biosimilars, as opposed to 50% for generics -…
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