Canada Ups Pricing Pressure on Biosimilars And Originators
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Manufacturers of biosimilars and originator/reference products are set to come under greater pressure to lower prices in Canada. In order to win reimbursement they will likely have to enter into pricing talks with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA), which negotiates drug prices on behalf of Canada's public provincial and territorial drug plans. In a bid to develop a more competitive and transparent market for biosimilars, the pCPA has published its First Principles, aimed at guiding consistent negotiations for both biosimilars and their originator products.