UK expects to save 75% from adalimumab rivals
Executive Summary
Savings of around 75% on the cost of adalimumab are expected by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) “after negotiating deals with five manufacturers on low-cost versions of the health service’s most costly drug”. The NHS said it had “moved swiftly to drive strong competition between biosimilar manufacturers and the manufacturer of the originator brand, resulting in huge cost discounts”.
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