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How new PBM transparency rules will alter drug pricing

The complex drug pricing ecosystem means all stakeholders are scrambling to understand how the new regulations and PBMs’ adjustments will impact them.

Market Access

From first approval to lasting value: What sets successful e...

Approval may validate the science, but it does not secure commercial success. That outcome is determined by the decisions made before launch.

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drug pricing in the UK, pills overlain on map

Request to look further into NICE non-submissions in the fut...

Leela Barham looks at the discussion on non-submissions to the HTA body NICE, informed by the latest metrics for VPAG.

R&D

Changing Faces: Board of Director and Advisory Board hires, ...

Boardrooms, Advisory Boards, and governance teams saw plenty of activity in August.

Digital

Pharma brands face golden opportunity to extend supply chain...

People are ready for technology that verifies authenticity and provides helpful information directly from the medicinal product itself.

Patients

Reuters Pharma Barcelona 2023

The Reuters Pharma 2023 event is live in Barcelona and pharmaphorum is on site to provide readers with rolling coverage of the speakers and concepts as unfolds over the next few days.

Patients

Biopharma’s future: Building patient trust and value

The inaugural Anthropy22 took place at The Eden Project in Cornwall, bringing together cross-industry companies and individuals, uniting in a shared goal to seek sustainable change for Brit

Sales & Marketing

Where should VPAS rebates go?

As a successor to the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Access and Pricing is being negotiated, Leela Barham asks where rebates should go in future - that is, if rebates remain at

Sales & Marketing

The patient communication crisis pharma can no longer ignore

Industry's significant investments in patient engagement are only effective if patients trust the communication enough to answer in the first place.

Sales & Marketing

Wooden pawns representing number of employees

Headcount is not a growth strategy

Deciding when, where, and how quickly to add headcount is rarely straightforward.

Digital

Pharma brands face golden opportunity to extend supply chain...

People are ready for technology that verifies authenticity and provides helpful information directly from the medicinal product itself.

Digital

Changing Faces: Digital and supplier hires, August 2026

Digital health, clinical technology, contract services, and life sciences suppliers all saw notable leadership changes last month.

Market Access

How new PBM transparency rules will alter drug pricing

The complex drug pricing ecosystem means all stakeholders are scrambling to understand how the new regulations and PBMs’ adjustments will impact them.

Market Access