New products helped Roche to 7% sales growth in 2018 but the outlook for 2019 is lower as the biosimilar headwinds start to blow from the US.
New products accounted for 90% of sales growth at Roche in 2018, as the company shrugged off the effects of biosimilar competition to its cancer franchise in Europe. Multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) hit CHF2.4bn in sales in its first full year on the market, shy of consensus but confirming its status as Roche’s most successful new product launch ever.
This, added to a faster than expected start out of the blocks for hemophilia product Hemlibra (emicizumab), helped more than...
Merck’s immuno-oncology blockbuster was the world’s best-selling drugs by revenues for the second year in a row, with an almost $12bn lead over its closest rival, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug Ozempic.
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2030 sales forecasts for Novo’s obesity hope are an order of magnitude larger than its closest rival among 2025’s expected debutantes.
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is putting more sales and marketing heft behind its novel eyelid disease therapy, Xdemvy, to capitalize on a solid start in a previously untapped market.
Companies stand a better chance of securing public reimbursement in Mexico for innovative medicines if they understand changing approaches to healthcare. The shift means the emergence of managed entry agreements and a focus on economic impact, explains AMIIF, Mexico's research-based pharmaceutical industry association.
Novartis’s APMA chief outlines the company’s tailored approach to deliver long-term outcomes, novel access solutions via innovative financing options and shape the CVD disease ecosystem in the extraordinarily diverse region. Partnering to build AI infrastructure is another key prong.
A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.
