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. 2017 Apr 11;7(4):e013730. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013730

Table 1.

Change in price/DDD (in GB pounds) of growth hormone in primary and secondary care between April 2011 and December 2015

Primary care
Secondary care
Drug name 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % Dif. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % Dif.
Genotropin Cart 15.45 11.76 11.59 11.59 11.59 −25 18.55 15.38 13.4 13.4 13.4 −27.75
Genotropin GoQuick 15.45 11.76 11.59 11.59 11.59 −25 18.55 13.91 13.91 13.91 13.91 −25
Genotropin MiniQuick 15.45 11.76 11.59 11.59 11.59 −25 18.55 13.91 13.91 13.91 13.91 −25
Humatrope Cart 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 0 13.20 13.20 12.00 12.00 12.00 −9
Saizen Click.easy 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 0 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 0
Zomacton_Inj 13.28 13.28 13.28 13.28 13.28 0 15.94 15.94 13.95 13.95 13.95 −12.5
Norditropin NordiFlex 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 0 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 0
Norditropin SimpleXx 14.18 14.18 14.18 14.18 14.18 0 17.02 17.02 15.17 14.55 14.55 −14.5
NutropinAq Cart 13.53 13.53 13.53 13.53 13.53 0 14.37 14.37 15.34 15.34 15.34 6.75
Omnitrope Cart* 11.69 11.69 11.69 11.69 9.83 −16 11.52 11.52 11.52 11.52 11.52 0
Omnitrope SurePal*† 11.56 11.56 9.83 −15 13.46 10.92 10.92 −19
Saizen Cart 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 0 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 18.55 0

*Omnitrope and Omnitrope SurePal are growth hormone biosimilars.

†Omnitrope SurePal was marketed in June 2013 in secondary care and October 2013 in primary care.

% Dif., percentage of difference between 2011 and 2015 price/DDD.