Table 2.
Selection of characteristics of the infliximab market in the interviewed counties. Figures for quarter four of 2017
County | Tender with biosimilar | Biosimilar uptake (%) | Difference (%) in discounted price/DDD | Discounted price (SEK)/DDD cheapest product | Discounted price (SEK)/DDD infliximab |
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Skåne | Multi-winner (July 2015): Remsima® cheapest | 92 | − 47 | 60 | 64 |
Stockholm | Single winner (Jan 2017): Inflectra® cheapest | 86 | − 69 | 59 | 78 |
Västra Götaland | Multi-winner (Feb 2017): Inflectra® and Remicade® same price | 47 | 1 | 59 | 59 |
Difference in discounted price/DDD: difference in discounted price per DDD of the biosimilar relative to the discounted price of the originator product in quarter four of 2017
DDD defined daily dose