Dailypharm Live Search Close

Will Godex overcome its reimb crisis at half price?

By Nho, Byung Chul | translator Alice Kang

22.07.12 06:00:45

°¡³ª´Ù¶ó 0
May work to increase sales after making a voluntary price cut from ₩371 to ₩144

Single-agent drug Nissel that contains the same API priced at ₩144, and two-drug combination drug Pennel at ₩312


Celltrion Pharm¡¯s Godex cap, which was not recognized for its reimbursement adequacy and rejected reimbursement by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service¡¯s Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee on the 7th, is drawing attention due to the possibility of receiving a reimbursement cut rather than a reimbursement deletion decision.

The reason why this speculation is gaining strength is that other drugs that contain the same main active ingredient as Godex - biphenyl dimethyl dicarboxylate (BDD)- such as Pharma King¡¯s Nissel Tab and its 2-drug combo Pennel Cap (BDD+garlic oil) are still listed and recognized for reimbursement in Korea.

Also, the current drug pricing regulatio

Nho, Byung Chul(sasiman@dailypharm.com)
If you want to see the full article, please JOIN US (click)