Sentences with phrase «on branded drugs»

When discounts are given, he said later price rises on branded drugs, sometimes occurring twice a year, usually more than compensate for the prior markdowns.

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By contrast, while the cost of older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these drugs increased, on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the lowest growth rate in years.

However... «if Amazon were successful in changing the brand pricing model to be based on «net» price versus the current gross model, we estimate a portion of rebates and other supply chain discounts currently being retained by plan sponsors, PBMs, and to a lesser degree drug distributors could pass back to consumers.»

The PBMs» biggest profits no longer lie in maximizing rebates on brand - name drugs or shifting patients to higher - cost medication.

Branded drug price deflation and fewer expected new drug launches continue to put pressure on industry profits, and AmerisourceBergen has been working to counter those effects.

On the heels of rival diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk's announcement that it will limit branded drug price hikes to the single digits going forward, U.S. pharma giant Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that it is partnering with benefits manager Express Scripts and a mobile health platform hosted by Blink Health to slash patients» insulin costs.

The article described how an internal investigation conducted by a company executive, Dinesh Thakur, who went on to become a whistleblower, reported appalling deceit: Ranbaxy scientists substituted cheaper, lower - quality ingredients in place of better ingredients, manipulated test parameters, and even bought brand - name drugs and used them in place of their own generics to win FDA approval.

Both in practice and in his research, the Mexico City native is focused on improving the world, whether through studies on social enterprise and microfinance or a TED talk on brand management and Mexican drug cartels that accumulated more than 1 million views.

According to a study published last year by the National Bureau of Economic Research, American consumers are spending an estimated extra $ 44 billion a year on brand - name drugs, health care items and pantry goods.

Even after the outrage the drug faced, the price of the branded EpiPen hasn't changed, Duhigg noted on a recent trip to the pharmacy, though the company did introduce a generic that has a list price of $ 300.

Clinton goes on to lament the plight of a woman standing nearby: «She has to take a brand - name drug, been taking it since the early 1980s,» the candidate says, explaining that the price of the drug has multiplied nearly 82 times in the decades since to $ 14,700 for a refill today.

Still, cannabis companies have been ramping up their marketing efforts in recent months to get consumers better acquainted with their brands and offerings now, using innovative tactics such as releasing cannabis - inspired but drug - free products and bringing on celebrity investors.

The world's largest drug manufacturer is facing steep competition from a slew of smaller generic players, and the recent loss of patent protection on its major branded drug, Copaxone, is threatening Teva's profit margins.

A lot of people still think of the pharmaceutical industry as a free - spending behemoth that counted on a handful of brand - name drugs such as Lipitor, Viagra and Prozac to make up for all the misses.

Compared to Pharmaprix, Shoppers Drug Mart's brand in Quebec, where cosmetics clerks aggressively shepherd shoppers to perfume counters and cashiers urge them to join the store reward program, a visit to a Jean Coutu is a low - key affair, with the focus firmly on low prices.

The firm also provided updates on its drug price increases — an issue that CEO Brent Saunders, who has pledged to limit branded price hikes to the single digits, has turned into a pet project.

That's an even rarer feat for a generic drug maker such as Mylan, which makes most of its revenue not on brand - name drugs, but on cheaper, equivalent versions of other companies» branded medications.

In fact, you can save up to 52 percent on the daily costs of your medications if you purchase generic drugs instead of branded ones.

These healthcare brands will have the effect of soothing out the inevitable fluctuations that occur on the pharmaceutical side, though right now, Glaxo's portfolio is boasting robust growth from small - scale HIV drugs Triumeq and Trivicay (which, as the CEO noted in the last annual report, sport year - over-year sales growth of 41 % and 43 %, respectively).

Generic drugs are poised to steal market share as patent protections on a number of branded drugs expire.

It also asks for data on studies comparing the proposed drug to the approved brand - name drug, called the «reference drug,» and asks for data from studies conducted on the generic drug.

An Indian generic drug company on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision that revived a patent infringement case against Google LLC, saying the ruling could spur «vexatious lawsuits» by makers of brand - name pharmaceutical products.

The divestment would complete the company's gradual shift away from its original focus on generic drugs and nuclear imaging toward branded specialty pharmaceuticals, which now comprise the bulk of its revenues.

Chief executive Andrew Cohen recently said he felt that organic baby formula brand is well on its way to being restored with Chinese shoppers and is hopeful of lodging all necessary paperwork with Beijing by Christmas in the hopes of gaining critical China Food and Drug Authority (CFDA) approval to allow it to sell its products into the world's biggest baby formula market.

There is significant regulatory risk afoot for some Australian infant formula brands as they await approval from the China Food and Drug Administration ahead of new regulations starting on January 1 for all manufacturers of formula products sold into China from around the world.

-- I have an Italian mom, which means dark, hereditary circles and hollows — I just turned 50 on July 20 — and though I try to take good care of myself and am told that I look younger than my age, these eyes are showin'the signs... — I have a 12 year old boy with special needs and sleep is something that we do not get much of around here, which impacts my eyes (no replacement for sleep, I know)-- I have tried many, many, many creams (drug store brands, Estee Lauder, Lancome Genifique, Clinique, Origins, Clarins, Chanel, am trying ProX / olay right now, many others) and I have still not yet found my holy grail eye cream, nor have I ventured into trying the Perricone brand (though I've always wondered if it was worth it)

Drugs cited in Tables 1 through 7 are listed in alphabetical order by generic name; brand names are available from the current Physicians» Desk Reference, 23 USP DI 2001: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional, Volume I, 24 and USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names.25 The reference list is not inclusive of all articles published on the topic.

Tuesday 11.30 am — Russell Brand and Chip Somers, members of Focus12's executive board, speak in front of the committee on Home Affaris on the subject of Drugs

It was there in the build - up to Iraq, or when then - home secretary Alan Johnson sacked the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, or when George Osborne pursued a deficit reduction strategy identical to the one he'd branded dangerous when it was proposed by Alistair Darling.

First, he said it was based on one - sided data that mail - order companies provided to the FTC and second, it reflected a market dominated by brand name drugs.

Among the policies were initiatives which would effectively end the criminalisation of drug users and brand the war on drugs a failure.

As prescription drug prices — both brand - name and generic — continue to rise, a number of bipartisan proposals to combat the issue have been put on the table.

Officers in all but five police departments in Erie County carry naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, a rescue nasal spray designed to revive users who overdose on opioid drugs.

Not only did the experimental group score better on tests of their cognition compared with the control group, but the improvement was twice as great as the one that had previously been shown for the antidementia drug donepezil (brand name Aricept).

There is no indication the generic ibuprofen gelatin capsules hurt anyone, but their case shows how the FDA left a drug on the market for months without confirmation that the drug was equivalent to the name brand.

The vast majority, 81, were generic versions of brand - name drugs on which Cetero scientists had often run critical tests to determine whether the copies did, in fact, act the same in the body as the originals.

The decline was due to increased use of generic drugs as some popular brand - name drugs lost patent protection, increases in cost - sharing requirements, and lower spending on new medicines.

As it turns out, the drug, capecitabine (brand name, Xeloda) had given him a moderate case of something known as hand — foot syndrome (aka chemotherapy - induced acral erythema), which can cause swelling, pain and peeling on the palms and soles of the feet — and apparently, loss of fingerprints.

Even when using pioneer (or brand - name) drugs, doctors monitor patients on these types of medications until they find the precise dose that works with each person's physiology.

In fact, a 2009 FDA study showed that of 2,070 orally administered generic drug products approved by the agency between 1996 to 2007, generics differ in bioequivalency from brand names, on average, by about 3.5 percent; less than two percent varied by more than 10 percent.

A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers found that a policy called reference pricing is effective at encouraging patients to spend significantly less on prescription drugs by choosing cheaper drugs over name brand options.

None of the mainstream drug store variety brands appear on EWG's recommended list.

The work could help doctors decide whether to recommend brand - name or generic drugs depending on each patient's expectations.

* Eliminate «pay - for - delay» strategies in which a pharmaceutical company with a brand name drug shares profits on that drug with a generic drug manufacturer for the remainder of a patent period, effectively eliminating a patent challenge and competition.

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If you, or anyone you love takes any of these drugs, I highly recommend you review their prescribing information by clicking on the drug brand below.

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This has greatly changed through time because of drug companies relying heavily on major drugs that often have problems discovered down the road or because of new branded and generic competition that didn't exist back in the early 1990s and before.

On the label, different brands may appear to be the same, but unlike drugs, the ingredients in supplements are not equivalent.

«The big - box food, drug and mass guys have really done a very good job of driving brands with less of a focus on private label.