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STAT+: Drugmaker raises the price of an old chemo medicine tenfold amid persistent shortages

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Over the past week, Areva Pharmaceuticals began marketing vials of fludarabine at a wholesale price of $2,736, a much steeper cost than the $272 charged for the same dosage by Fresenius Kabi and the $109 price tag from Teva Pharmaceuticals, according to data from IBM Micromedex, which gathers pricing data that is reported by manufacturers.

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Orphan drugs and where to launch them: The keys to Europe’s forgotten territories

Pharmaceutical Technology

Due to the high price tags associated with these speciality medicines, innovators have naturally favoured big markets with high GDP such as the US and EU-5 (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK). “The Go-to-market strategies. The choice of where to launch an orphan drug is an important and difficult decision.

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Use Your Hospital’s Retail Pharmacy 340B Drug Savings To Build A Specialty Pharmacy

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In another article , the NIH notes that, “Since its infancy, specialty pharmacy providers have attached high-touch services to their overall price tags. Moreover, medications considered to be “specialty” are based on criteria set forth by the FDA and the manufacturers.

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Sanofi offers refunds for Cablivi in novel model for rebates

Pharmaceutical Technology

Any refunds will consider the cheaper option between wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) or actual acquisition cost. Over the last few years, as price tags for drugs have continuously increased, the popularity of risk sharing agreements has been increasing at a rate of 24% annual average growth.