As the UK continued to see a mixture of national lockdown measures and regional restrictions to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, as well as preparing for the end of its transition period with the EU and the end-of-year holiday period, price changes were unusually muted in December.

The CMA has closed an investigation into Essential Pharma over UK pricing for lithium, after the company committed to continue supply at an “affordable price” for at least five years.

Exemestane 25mg tablets saw their average UK trade price drop by a third in November, according to the latest figures from WaveData.

CMS acknowledges stakeholders may need more details about the plan before it is finalized and a delay will give the agency more time to ‘consider the issue.’

Mooted some time ago, the Medicare Part D Drug Rebate Rule and the Medicare Part B Most-Favored-Nation Model have now been finalized by US President Donald Trump. But US off-patent body the Association for Accessible Medicines feels “further action is necessary.”

Amazon stands to shake up the pharmacy business in the US after launching an online prescription drug delivery service that emphasizes the ability to compare prices between branded and generic drugs and choose the lowest-cost option, as well as offering discounts of up to 80% off generics prices.