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Pharma companies push to remain in UK as EU members

Pharma companies have urged the government to push for them to remain in the UK as members of the EU’s medicines regulatory body. The move follows calls for the UK’s chemicals and aviation industries to continue to be regulated by EU agencies, keeping them within Europe’s standards and safety regime and under the auspices of the European Court of Justice. Pharma industry leaders have warned of the consequences for patients in both the UK and Europe if some form of regulatory harmonisation cannot be achieved. About 45m packs of medicines are supplied from the UK to other European countries each month, while more than 37m packs come from Europe to the UK.

To read more

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/08/drug-firms-push-uk-remain-part-eu-medicines-agency/

January 2018

Inside this issue:

Pharma companies push to remain in UK as EU members

Approved funding for GP

based pharmacists

Hospitals in US come together to form pharmaceutical

Company

Price Watch ……….UK - To-piramate tops December UK

price rises

What’s ahead for generics?

UK startup to develop flu jab

Forthcoming events

WaveData — Top ten searched products where the

focus was to January 2018

Approved funding for GP based pharmacists

Funding for 160 additional GP surgery based pharmacists has been approved by NHS England, they will be able to offer patients medical advice and treatment. This will increase the number of clinical pharmacists in general practice from around 580 to over 1,100, covering 40 percent of surgeries in the country and nearly 34 million patients.

Increasing pharmacist’s presence in surgeries should help to relieve some of the pressure on GPs and free up their time for those patients with the greatest need and most complex conditions.

To read more

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2018/01/more-clinical-pharmacists-set-to-boost-gp-services-for-patients-and-practices/

Hospitals in US come together to form pharmaceutical company

Shortages are a worldwide problem.

Three hundred hospitals in the US have formed their own pharmaceutical company in order to fight high drug prices and other industry issues.

There has been a chronic shortage at hospitals of hundreds of essential drugs - sodium bicarbonate and morphine, due to only a couple of manufacturers make them and therefore are significantly in-creasing their prices.

To read more

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hospitals-pharmaceutical-company-fight-high-drugs-prices-a8167006.html

Price Watch ……….UK

Topiramate tops December UK price rises Topiramate tablets in four strengths topped the December 2017 list for the fastest-rising UK trade prices, according to the latest figures provided by WaveData. The 60-tablet packs of 25mg, 50mg, 100mg and 200mg tablets experienced average price leaps of between 148% and 419%, despite the cheapest available prices seeing only doubledigit increases (see Figure 2). To see more go to http://www.wavedata.co.uk/newinfo.asp and view our article from this month’s Gener-ics Bulletin.

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UK startup to develop flu jab UK-based start-up Vaccitech is celebrating after raising £20m in funding lead by Google’s venture capital arm, GV (Google Ventures). The group has now raised £30 million since its inception in 2016 to help progress its pipeline, which contains six products based on inducing cellular immune responses using non-replicating viral vectors for treatment or prophylaxis against diseases at various stages. Google is investing in UK start-up as it wants to cure the flu and prostate cancer. To read more https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/google-investment-oxford-health-startup-a3740346.html

What’s ahead for generics?

The FDA approved 765 generic drugs as of mid-December 17, greater than the 630 inexpensive generics approved in 2016 and making 2017 the industry’s most productive of the last five years by far. So for 2018, Analysts are warning of more pricing woes ahead, however, executives of companies making generic drugs remain largely optimistic, as they point to regulatory and market trends that they believe portend a healthy outlook for the industry. To read more https://www.borderless.net/whats-ahead-for-generics-more-pricing-woes-analysts-say/

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Forthcoming events

Organizer Date Venue Link or Email

Policy conference on priorities for mental health - key-notes: NHS England, NHS Confederation, CQC and PHE

1st Feb 18 Central London

http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/cpd

First EMIG Quarterly Meeting 5th Feb 18 london http://www.delegant.co.uk/emig/

HiAP 2018 - A Strategy for Improving Population Health 6th Feb 18 london http://hiap.govconnect.org.uk/index.php?option=com_reg

Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibi-tion 2018

7th Feb 18 Wales www.nhsconfed.org/events/2018/02/welsh-nhs-confederation-annual-conference-and-exhibition-2018

PLG AGM & Business Development Awards Evening 8th Feb 18 london https://plg-group.com/events/11th-annual-plg-business-development-awards-evening/

The health and social care workforce in England: recruit-ment, retention and the impact of Brexit

15th Feb 18 london www.emig.org.uk

Next steps for delivering Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships: funding, patient engagement and the future of the purchaser-provider split

20th Feb 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships-18

3rd OTCToolbox/PLG OTC Conference and Networking Event

1st - 2nd Mar 18

London deborah.wilkes (a/t) otctoolbox.com

15th Pharmacovigilance 2018 (Conference) 21st-22nd Feb 18

london saket (a/t) viconferences.co.uk

Policy conference on Big Data in healthhealth - inc. oppor-tunities for pharma

22nd Feb 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/big-data-in-health-18

Conference on the future for NHS estates: investment, optimisation and the Naylor Review

27th Feb 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/NHS-estate-2018

Conference on AI and robotics - inc cyber security - inno-vation, funding and policy priorities

27th Feb 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/artificial-intelligence-and-robotics-18

Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference 27th Feb 18 London https://findacure-conference-2018.eventbrite.co.uk

EMIG Digital Health Group Meeting 27th Feb 18 london www.delegant.co.uk/emig

12th Biosimilars Congregation 2018 27th-28th Feb 18

London saket (a/t) viconferences.com

Policy conference on improving access to medicine and implementing the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy - inc. pharma

1st Mar 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/access-to-medical-treatments-2018

First International Conference on Data Integrity in Phar-maceuticals

2nd Mar 18 london https://www.pharmaconsultglobal.com/

3rd OTCToolbox/PLG OTC Conference and Networking Event

1st - 2nd Mar 18

London www.plg-group.com/events/3rd-otctoolboxplg-otc-conference-and-networking-event

European Drug Safety Summit 2018 7th - 8th Mar 18

London cwilliams (a/t) acieu.net

Next steps for dentistry in England: prevention, contract reform and children’s oral health

13th Mar 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/dentistry-2018

Meet your clients at eyeforpharma Barcelona 2018 13th - 15th Mar 18

Barcelona gquartin (a/t) eyeforpharma.com

Inaugural EMIG Compliance Group Meeting 21st Mar 18 london www.delegant.co.uk/emig

EMIG Business Development Group 22nd Mar 18 Oxfordshire www.emig.org.uk

Conference on life sciences in Scotland - innovation, regulation and preparing for Brexit - keynotes: Scottish Enterprise & Dr Brian Montgomery

22nd Mar 18 Scotland http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/cpd

GIRP - Supply Chain Conference 21st - 22nd Mar 18

Windsor www.hdauk.co.uk

Mental health and wellbeing in Scotland - service delivery, strategy implementation and support for young people

28th Mar 18 Central Edinburgh http://www.scotlandpolicyconferences.co.uk/book/SPC-mental-health-18

Conference on policy priorities for regenerative medicine and advanced therapies

17th Apr 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/regenerative-medicine-2018

Dementia 2020 The Next Phase 17th Apr 18 london http://2018.dementia2020.co.uk/agenda

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Organizer Date Venue Link or Email

Policy conference on the devolution of health and social care

19th Apr 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/devolution-of-health-2018

Free from Slavery, Free from Human Rights Abuse 19th - 20th Apr 18

london https://front-group.co.uk/modernslavery/brochure/

BioTrinity 2018 23rd - 25th Apr 18

london www.biotrinity.com

Real-World Evidence & Access Europe 2018 24th - 25th Apr 18

Berlin jmackintosh 9a/t) eyeforpharma.com

14th Legal Affairs Conference – with 24 April networking dinner with legal experts (separate registration)

25th Apr 18 London http://www.medicinesforeurope.com/events/?t=events

11th European Biosimilars Congress 26th - 27th Apr 18

Italy http://biosimilars-biologics.pharmaceuticalconferences.com/europe/call-for-abstracts.php

16th Biosimilar Medicines Conference – Biosimilar medi-cines: unlocking the full potential of biologics

26th - 27th Apr 18

London http://www.medicinesforeurope.com/events/?t=events

Priorities for improving payment systems and reimburse-ment in healthcare

3rd May 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/payments-in-healthcare-18

Priorities for the prevention, care and treatment of stroke in England

10th May 18 London http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/stroke-care-18

3rd Annual Patient Engagement and Experience confer-ence

16th-17th May 18

Amsterdam andrea.weber (a/t) pharmafe.com

The future of health commissioning in England 21st May 18 london http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/commissioning-health-services-18

Pharmacovigilance Europe Congress 2018 22nd - 23rd May 18

london pharmacovigilance (a/t) gravitonevents.org

Next steps for medical technologies, devices and diagnos-tics: access, regulation and funding

7th June 18 London http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/medical-technologies-18

Joint 24th Medicines for Europe and 21st IGBA Annual Conference – Global Generic, Biosimilar and Value Added Medicines Conference

13th - 15th June 18

Budapest http://www.medicinesforeurope.com/events/annual2018/

Conference on older people’s care in Wales - funding, new models and dementia care

20th June 18 Wales http://www.policyforumforwales.co.uk/book/older-peoples-care-in-Wales

Big Data for Pharmacovigilance 20th - 21st June 18

london http://www.dsru.org/courses/course-calendar/course/big-data-for-pharmacovigilance-conference/

EMIG Business Development Group 21st June 18 Oxfordshire www.emig.org.uk

FIP World Congress hosted by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society

2nd - 6th Sept 18

Glasgow www.emig.org.uk

The 2018 DDA (Dispensing Doctor Association) and Best Practice conferences and exhibition

17th-18th Oct 18

Birmingham https://www.dispensingdoctor.org/conference/

2nd Value Added Medicines Conference Nov-18 Brussels http://www.medicinesforeurope.com/events/vam2018/

EMIG Business Development Group 18th Oct 18 Oxfordshire www.emig.org.uk

EMIG Business Development Group 13th Dec 18 Oxfordshire www.emig.org.uk

WaveData — Top ten searched products where the focus was to January 2018

According to WaveData, these were the most commonly investigated products in searches of the online pricing data Wavedata Live at http://www.wavedata.net

Both uk and pi prices were viewed for each product, giving some indication of where the focus was to January 2018

WaveData prices in the top 10 article are averages.

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Product 17-Oct 17-Nov 17-Dec 01-Jan

Gabapentin Caps 300mg 100 £9.31 £8.62 £8.54 £7.45

Dutasteride Caps 500mcg 30 £6.75 £6.77 £6.04 £6.01

Losartan Tabs 100mg 28 £1.41 £2.42 £1.91 £2.20

Olanzapine Tabs 5mg 28 £22.96 £18.28 £14.64 £11.20

Atorvastatin Tabs 10mg 28 £0.46 £0.44 £0.47 £0.50

Citalopram Tabs 10mg 28 £1.56 £1.36 £1.31 £0.85

Citalopram Tabs 40mg 28 £2.43 £2.37 £2.09 £1.58

Carbimazole Tabs 5mg 100 £42.21 £39.81 £38.72 £38.36

Olanzapine Tabs 10mg 28 £44.62 £34.90 £31.30 £31.31

Aripiprazole Tabs 10mg 28 £3.32 £4.44 £5.29 £5.61