Lucentis biosimilar Ameliebou prices cut 24.5% voluntarily
By Kim, Jung-Ju | translator Kim, Jung-Ju
23.02.20 12:00:12
Samsung Bioepis lowers the insurance drug price of its sixth biosimilar Ameliebou 10 mg/mL (Ranibizumab) by nearly 25%. It's been two months since the benefit was released. AbbVie Skyrizi PFS and Amgen Korea Repatha are used a lot, so they will conduct PVA with the NHIS and reduce drug prices to 3-6%. According to the industry on the 20th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to revise the list of drug benefits and the upper limit and is pushing to apply it as of the 1st of next month. First of all, there are a total of six drugs that companies will voluntarily cut next month. Samsung Bioepis' biosimilar Ameliebou 10mg/mL will lower its price by 24.5% within two months of its launch. This drug is a biosimilar of Luce