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Key Changes to Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) in the UK

Published February 2, 2022

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will mark the start of 2022 by implementing changes to health technology assessments (HTAs), demonstrating adaptability of regulatory bodies as medical technologies continue to evolve. The final HTA changes aim to provide earlier and more equitable access to treatments as well as display increased flexibility in the evaluation of new health technologies. As part of NICE’s plan to modernize healthcare, the changes will apply to both digital therapeutics as well as…

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Bypassing NICE: Manufacturers are Looking Towards NHS England to Support Early Access

Published December 6, 2021

Executive Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the major reimbursement body and pathway to achieving market access in England, although products that have not been evaluated by NICE or have received a negative NICE outcome can still achieve local access through CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups) In 2017, NHS England announced deals facilitating patient access to two innovative treatments (KADCYLA and STRENSIQ). KADCYLA’s previous negative NICE recommendation in HER2+ breast cancer and strong patient advocacy from…

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What Market Access Opportunities Exist for Rare Disease Products in China? An Analysis of Rare Disease Product Inclusion in the 2020 NRDL

Published August 19, 2021

Executive Summary While 7 additional rare disease drugs were included on the 2020 NRDL in China, this development comes amid a backdrop of rare disease policy development signaling a move towards multi-channel funding mechanism to support more widespread patient access and maintain sustainability of the NRDL As such, manufacturers cannot solely rely on NRDL inclusion for their rare disease product market access strategy in China and should consider alternative funding opportunities outside of the NRDL (e.g., provincial critical illness budgets,…

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What Market Access Opportunities Exist for Oncology Products in China? An Analysis of Oncology Product Inclusion in the 2020 NRDL

Published August 16, 2021

Executive Summary Recent updates in the National Drug Reimbursement List (NRDL) have increasingly focused on the expansion of oncology products and highlighted the improving market access environment for innovative oncology therapies in China This effort first came under the spotlight in 2018 as the National Health Security Administration (NHSA) announced the inclusion of 17 novel oncology agents on the NRDL with discounts averaging ~60%. Subsequent NRDL updates saw comparable levels of price discounts and selection of products targeting the most…

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Is the Pricing Discount for Chinese NRDL Inclusion Worth it? NRDL Commercial Impact Assessment

Published July 6, 2021

Executive Summary The Chinese National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) is managed and negotiated by the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) and drugs listed on the NRDL are reimbursed by the public insurance Since 2017, on average, a significant price discount of 44-61% was required for products to achieve a positive listing on the NRDL Based on average 2018 sales data, products included on the 2017 NRDL were able to achieve an increase in sales revenue (188%) despite the steep average…

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Poland’s Medical Fund Bill to Improve Access to Oncology Drugs

Published June 2, 2021

Executive Summary The Medical Fund Bill would increase drug spending up to 4% of the total healthcare spending in Poland The reimbursement applications can be reviewed as quickly as 180 days, reducing the typical time-to-market of two – three years The criteria for “innovativeness” that need to be met for inclusion on the list are still not fully fleshed out to date Only four of the 12 candidates on the list have been approved by the Health Minister to secure reimbursement…

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Cross-Functional Launch Strategy Alignment Workshop

Trinity organized a full day on-site workshop to bring together key cross functional client teams to align on a final launch strategy for their mNSCLC asset in Japan. Geographic Scope: Client Situation: The client wanted to build alignment on the launch pricing & market access assumptions for their asset in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) and metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in Japan, including consideration of all forecasting assumptions and pricing and market access (P&MA) risks. Trinity’s Solution: Trinity conducted targeted secondary research to determine the existing mNSCLC…

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2019 NRDL: Insights for Future Pricing Negotiations in China

Published June 2, 2020

Executive Summary China’s 2019 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) update offers manufacturers key learnings and insights for future NRDL negotiations, particularly with respect to the negotiation tactics used in different disease areas; although in most disease areas the comparative negotiation rule was employed during the 2019 NRDL, the use of a new competitive negotiation rule employed in the hepatitis C disease area characterized the 2019 NRDL negotiations; under this rule, no base price was set and manufacturers were invited to…

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Spending Wisely in Europe

By 2022 Europe is forecast to account for 20% of a global US$1.2 trillion pharmaceutical market. For executives from emerging biopharmaceutical companies planning to develop and commercialize their assets in Europe, the views of biopharmaceutical investors are critical, as investors provide the necessary investments. Additionally, investors who have analyzed numerous biopharmaceutical companies will have valuable experience on what drives commercial success. In this paper, we aim to understand the views of both investors and biopharmaceutical companies, specifically on the investments…

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