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Priced Out: Generic Therapy Price Competition and Drug Shortages

Published January 29, 2024

Introduction In the summer of 2023, many oncologists and cancer patients faced an impossible choice. Amidst many challenging treatment decisions, they had to determine how to proceed without two mainstays among oncology therapeutics: cisplatin and carboplatin. While it can sometimes be expected that there may be delays for the newest and most innovative treatments to reach patients, both cisplatin and carboplatin have been available for over twenty years, are used frequently in oncology regimens and are not considered particularly expensive.…

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The Implementation Game: The Inflation Reduction Act Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Guidance 

Published July 27, 2023

Trinity’s Take Recent guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program released by CMS retains all major provisions of the program as written in the IRA The guidance details negotiation methodology, including that CMS will not leverage any type of formulaic mechanism to determine the offered Maximum Fair Price (MFP) but rather leverage the nine negotiation factors published in the IRA as a platform for negotiation Although CMS will offer a public explanation for each final…

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Goodbye Humira, Hello Future

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Biosimilar versions of adalimumab have launched in the U.S., ending blockbuster therapy Humira’s lengthy market exclusivity and long-running commercial success. In parallel, in the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the U.S. joins Europe and other major markets in constraining the opportunity for medicines during their market exclusivity window. The life sciences industry now seeks to understand how the vision for commercial success will evolve while in parallel navigating new artificial intelligence (AI) and other general-purpose technologies (GPTs) technologies…

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The Last Mega Blockbuster Drug: Goodbye Humira, Hello Future

Published April 21, 2023

Executive Summary Biosimilar versions of adalimumab have launched in the U.S., ending blockbuster therapy Humira’s lengthy market exclusivity and long-running commercial success. In parallel, in the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the U.S. joins Europe and other major markets in constraining the opportunity for medicines during their market exclusivity window. Trinity’s Take These events usher in a new era for the life sciences industry, necessitating new thinking around development and commercialization strategy. Historic reliance on the U.S. market…

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Global Market Access Trends: 2022 Edition

Trinity Life Sciences’ Evidence, Value, Access and Pricing experts identify the key global market access trends that will enable life sciences executives to identify opportunities, combat challenges and ultimately secure success in 2023.  Download this white paper to understand:  The five key market access trends emanating from 2022 that foretell the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in 2023 (and beyond).  In-depth insights from 11 U.S. and 24 ex-U.S. payers from Trinity Life Sciences’ ‘Global Market Access Payer Survey’.  How…

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What’s Keeping Payers Up at Night?

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The U.S. market access landscape is becoming increasingly competitive and complex. It is now more important than ever for drug manufacturers to keep abreast of what payers are thinking to maximize the likelihood of receiving favorable reimbursement outcomes. Through in-depth and ongoing conversations with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Trinity’s Value, Access and Pricing experts uncover what payers believe to be the most critical factors shaping pricing and market access decision-making for manufacturers over the next…

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The Humira Case: Exploring the Blockbuster Ahead of United States Biosimilar Launch

Published July 20, 2022

Summary Up to nine biosimilar versions of Humira (adalimumab) are expected to launch in 2023 in the United States, following settlements between AbbVie and their respective manufacturers In contrast, biosimilar versions of adalimumab have been available in most countries outside the U.S. since 2018, resulting in high pricing disparities between immunology and inflammatory treatments between the U.S. and other markets Trinity’s Take Adalimumab biosimilar competition in Europe, as well as policy and payer pressure, has exerted downward pricing pressure for…

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Case Studies

Biosimilar Differentiation Strategy

Trinity developed a strategy to drive differentiation of a biosimilar through service offerings and contracting in Canada, and select LatAm and MEA countries. Geographic Scope: Client Situation: The client wanted to identify the service offerings and contracting that can drive differentiation and preference of a biosimilar versus the originator biologic and other biosimilars. Trinity’s Solution Trinity conducted an internal working session with the local and regional team to vet hypotheses, followed by a semi-qual / quant primary research program moderated in local language with n=185 stakeholders, including key opinion leaders (KOLs), physicians, nurses,…

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