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Donepezil patch is cheaper than 99 existing formulations

By Lee, Tak-Sun | translator Choi HeeYoung

22.07.22 06:18:12

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The price of Donepezil patch 87.5 mg per week

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Donepezil, a dementia treatment that has attracted attention for its convenience of administration, has been listed at a lower price than existing drugs, indicating that it has price competitiveness.

87.5mg patch, which replaces the existing 5mg tablet, costs 8,310 won per week, which is about 6,000 won cheaper than the highest price of the tablet. It's lower than the latest production. The Health Insurance Policy Review Committee of the Ministry of Health and Welfare held a meeting on the 20th and deliberated and voted on the upper limit of ICure Donhesive Patch and Celltrion Pharmaceutical Donerion. The two drugs were jointly developed by the two companies. Icure leads the commercialization clinical

Lee, Tak-Sun(hooggasi2@dailypharm.com)
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