News in Numbers

Twelve countries will receive a cumulative 18 million doses of the Mosquirix recombinant protein malaria vaccine, which was developed by GSK in partnership with other organisations.

Speciality pharmacy Superior Biologics will sell Coherus Biosciences’ biosimilar version of AbbVie’s Humira at an 85% discount compared to the cost of Humira.

Life Sciences Foreign Direct Investment in the UK fell to EUR 1 billion in 2022, a 47% drop compared to EUR 1.9 billion in 2021, as per a government report.

In the 2022-2023 period, antidepressant drugs were the most prescribed drug class on the UK National Health Serveice, totalling nearly 22 million items.

Biomarin’s haemophilia A therapy Roctavian, which recently received an FDA approval, will carry a $2.9 million price tag.