New Scottish Medicines Fund Boosted by UK PPRS
October 28th 2014The 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), the voluntary agreement to cover pricing of branded medicines supplied to the NHS in the UK, included provisions for member companies to pay back to the Department of Health (DH) if spend went over pre-agreed growth rates.
Pulling Back the Curtains on Obamacare Rx Usage
October 15th 2014It’s fall and the 2015 Obamacare Exchange Rx insurance offerings will be presented to patients on November 15th. But at this point, what insights do American Rx brand managers and marketers actually have on the results of the Obamacare Rx experience in 2014?
AMCP Talk Pricing of Specialty Pharma Spurred by Sovaldi
October 9th 2014Starting off this week’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) meeting in Boston, experts including patient access advocates, pharma and payer representatives came together for this year’s symposium entitled “Specialty Pharmacy and Patient Care: Are We at a Tipping Point?”
Customer Engagement Isnt Just About Physicians Its About Sales Reps Too
October 8th 2014Managing the pharma sales force has always been challenging. Reps are spread out geographically, often far from corporate offices, preventing them from taking part in the on-site activities and face-to-face interactions that typically foster a connection to the company.
Five Measures to Cope with the Side Effects of Health Reform
October 3rd 2014With more than 8 million Americans now signed up for health insurance through state health exchanges, The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has begun delivering benefits and new insurance protections to a large swath of Americans, many of whom had no health insurance before.