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Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry. Presented by Gillian Woollett, MA, D.Phil., Avalere Health LLC. Session Objectives. Introduction and context Overview of the players and their roles – academia, industry, regulators, consumers The Products - drugs, biologics, devices
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Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry Presented by Gillian Woollett, MA, D.Phil., Avalere Health LLC
Session Objectives • Introduction and context • Overview of the players and their roles – academia, industry, regulators, consumers • The Products - drugs, biologics, devices • The make up of the industry • Conclusions
The US is a Leading Biopharmaceutical Market but Must be Considered in a Global Context Largely have and expect access Brazil 0.19 US 0.31 Europe 0.50 Russia 0.14 See products and want greater access ICH plus others (1st World) India 1.14 Canada 0.03 China 1.13 Japan 0.13 BRIC plus others (2nd World) Australia 0.02 World Population Total 6.7 ROW (Largely 3rd World) Limited health care infrastructure Little knowledge and even less access ICH: International Conference on Harmonisation
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Market Global Pharmaceutical Sales, by Region (in billions $) • Largest commercial health sector • Global industry, consolidated players • Highly regulated industry (FDA, Patent and Trademark Office) Source: Standard & Poor’s. Industry Surveys Healthcare: Pharmaceutics. November 25, 2010. IMS Health Inc.
Progress in Emerging Markets Offsets Slow Growth in Developed Regions Pharmaceutical Spending Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2006 to 2010, By Region CAGR (%) Developed Regions Emerging Regions *Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and UK **Brazil, India, Russia ***Mexico, Turkey, Poland, Venezuela, Argentina, Indonesia, S. Africa, Thailand, Romania, Egypt, Ukraine, Pakistan, and Vietnam Source: Standard & Poor’s. Industry Surveys Healthcare: Pharmaceutics. December 1, 2011.
Global versus Regional Considerations for the Development of any Medicinal Product GLOBAL REGIONAL/NATIONAL ACCESS Patients are everywhere (albeit Dx and healthcare infrastructure vary) Regulations are regional with some harmonization for drugs, and innovator biologics (cost of getting to market less if can use a single data set) SCIENCE Essentially global Some variation in patients IP varies, and getting a little better harmonized, but barely (certain global free-trade norms are emerging but limited) Companies develop and manufacture for the leading markets, ideally global standards (inconsistent requirements lead to requirements for different products) Healthcare systems vary (affects reimbursements and ROI, primary & secondary markets) Patient access is determined by regulatory approval, market viability by purchase/reimbursement system AVAILABILITY = APPROVAL & REAL COMPETITION ON PRICE
The Standard Model of Drug Development • Generics offer: • High quality drugs for established treatments • Affordable costs and thereby free up healthcare funds for new innovative drugs Patents Expire Net Progress Radical New Therapies and Iterative Improvements • Innovative drugs offer: • Improved treatment • Less side effects • New therapeutic options and thereby replace older and/less effective medications Obsolescence
The Terminology of Drug Development Source: PhRMA
The R&D Process Takes Time and Resources Source: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Drug Discovery and Development: Understanding the R&D Process. http://www.phrma.org/research-development-process
Overview of the Players and their Roles The intersection of business strategy and public policy
Ultimate Driver is an Identified Patient Need • Unmet medical need: • Debilitating or fatal; temporary or lifelong • Diagnosed routinely by physicians – may need specific associated diagnostics, and specialist support • Affected population of sufficient size to support the development of a commercial product (average cost of development $1.4 billion per product) • Viable payment model needs covered populations: • Government programs such as Medicare/Medicaid • Privately Insured patients, largely still through employers • Uninsured patients often have more limited access, but some medicines have PAP programs
Source of Candidate Medicines – this step is highly technology and research dependent • The fundamental scientific research enterprise received significant Federal funding: • Academia – universities and researchers in every state • National labs, such as NIH, NAS, CDC, FDA • Industry – pharma, biotech and related innovative industries such as computation, modeling support ongoing research through ROI • Disciplines are basic research, as well as epidemiology, statistics, clinical/regulatory science, and manufacturing All contribute to the global scientific literature and the basic understanding of disease, and this generates the candidate drug target and drugs for further development as therapeutic interventions/cures
Creation of Candidate Medicines • The ideas for a drug target/medicine must be taken, developed into a candidate that can be tested for safety and efficacy in animals, then man, and converted into a product. • This can be initiated in academia, developed in science parks and facilitated small business environments, but ultimately manufacturing requires major biopharma industry support (sponsorship and investment, or acquisition) • All sorts of relationships occur between stakeholders: • Licensing of patents, products for small or all indications between individuals, academia, biotechs, pharma • Deals limited to US and specific ex-US markets (with different licenses to different sponsors), some with specific milestone payments • Investments by angels, VCs, or outright purchase of the asset • Patient groups funding specific research targeted at their disease VC: Venture Capitals
PhRMA Member Company and Public R&D Spending PhRMA Member Company R&D and NIH Operating Budget: 1995–2011 PhRMA Member Companies’ R&D Expenditures Total NIH Budget *Estimated for CY 2011. Source: PhRMA, NIH Office of Budget10
Biopharmaceuticals are a Source of Projected Growth in US Manufacturing Jobs Projected Change in Employment from 2006 to 2018* * Selected illustrative sectors. The government projects increases in manufacturing employment in only one fifth of the sectors or subsectors it defines. Source: PhRMA, adapted from Bureau of Labor Statistics3
FDA’s Evolving Policy Role Will Affect Market Access for Medical Technologies, Necessitating Strategic Refinement • FDA Regulatory Strategy • Pre-clinical/clinical trial design • Regulatory applications • Evidence submission and evaluation Reimbursement Market Access Strategy • Novel FDA Policy Initiatives • CMS/FDA parallel review • Investment in CER infrastructure • Post-market data collection & surveillance • Evidence standards harmonization • Regulation of communication Value Proposition Quality Measurement
FDA’s Approval Process • FDA governs market access and product promotion • An FDA approval/license is necessary but not sufficient for product viability • Indications can be added to currently marketed products after the initial approval – expands potential market, but requires FDA review of additional data and negotiation for any label changes • Issues of off-label use, expanded access (formerly called compassionate use), progressive approval will be discussed later. All can impact date of approval and time patients can access medication • Post approval, brand/innovator/originator products gain sales through marketing. Generics, approved when patents/exclusivity has expired gain market share through competition on price.
US Regulatory Pathways Statute Pathway New Drug Application (NDA) - 505(b)(1) and 505(b)(2) Devices: Pre-Market Authorization (PMA), 510ks U.S. Food Drug & Cosmetic Act Abbreviated NDA (505(j) or ANDA) Biologic License Application (BLA) 351(a) U.S Public Health Service Act BIOSIMILAR 351(k) (Can Be Interchangeable)
New drugs may undergo an expedited review* process Drugs classified as a real advance over available treatments undergo a 6 month “priority review” instead of the 10 month “standard review” Drugs that treat a range of serious diseases and fill an unmet need may request and receive a “fast track” designation at any point during drug development Fast track drugs are eligible for accelerated approval or rolling review Accelerated approval uses findings that are likely to predict clinical benefit rather than direct measurements & results Rolling review allows companies to submit completed NDA sections individually rather than the entire application all at once, allowing earlier resolution to potential problems Some Medicines Get Priority at FDA *Accelerates review but does not guarantee approval
The Products - Drugs, Biologics, Devices The intersection of business strategy and public policy
Global Market: Development of Medicines by the Geographic Region Number of Compounds in Development, by Geographic Region4, 1997–2011 Different countries also have different health priorities – dependent on demographics and disease prevalence Source: Adis R&D Insight Database5
In the US the Greatest Proportion of Drugs and Biologics in Development are Oncology-related Biopharmaceuticals in Development by Therapeutic Category, 2009 • *Reflects number of compounds in clinical trials or under review by the FDA for approval through New Drug Application (NDA) or Biologic License Application (BLA) pathways. Medicines with multiple indications may appear in more than one category but are counted only once for total (3,091). Source: PhRMA
While Companies Have Spent More on Research, This Has Not Led to More Drug Approvals Research and Development Spending, and New Drug Approvals (NDAs) and New Biologic License Applications (BLAs) by the U.S. FDA, 1998-2008 Domestic R&D Spending (in millions) Number of Approved NDA and BLAs* *Beginning in 2004, figures include BLAs. Sources: PhRMA, Profile 2011, Pharmauetical Industry. http://www.phrma.org/sites/default/files/159/phrma_profile_2011_final.pdf FDA, CDER Approval Times for Priority and Standard NMEs and New BLAs CY 1993 – 2008. FDA, NMEs Approved by CDER.
Biologics are Now a Major Component of the Originator Pipeline, but Approvals Lag Behind Investments As drugs in development move through the pipeline, the expansion of the biologic drug market is expected to dramatically increase the total costs of biologics 1. FDA. “Drug and Biologic Approval Reports.” http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/ HowDrugsareDevelopedandApproved/DrugandBiologicApprovalReports/default.htm 2. PhARMA. “Biotechnology Research Promises to Bolster the Future of Medicine with More Than 900 Medicines and Vaccines in Development.” 2011.
Generic Drugs Took a While to Take Off After the Enactment of Hatch Waxman in 1984, But Now Market Penetration is Rapid But by 2008, generics accounted for 14/15 most commonly prescribed meds, and 13/15 of those most commonly used by Medicare Part D beneficiaries (seniors pharmacy benefits) http://www.phrma.org/sites/default/files/159/phrma_chart_pack.pdf Source: PhRMA
Generic Small Molecule Drugs have Created Savings When Patents Expire • Generic medicines account for 69% of all prescriptions dispensed in the United States, and only 16% of all dollars spent on prescriptions. (source: IMS Health) • Brand sales of $228 billion compared to Generic sales of $58.5 billion (2007), and have saved consumers and the American health care system $931 billion over the last 10 years. • In 2010, generics saved $158 billion — a savings of more than $3 billion every week. • 10,072 of the 12,751 drugs listed in the FDA's Orange Book have generic counterparts (source: FDA, MedAd News). Similar hopes and expectations are being applied to biologics, which, through the chance of history, did not have an explicit regulatory pathway in the US until 23 March 2010 Source include http://www.gphaonline.org/about-gpha/about-generics/facts
Will Biosimilars Be the New Generics in the US Market? • Congress included Title VII, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA)* in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because of the expectations for savings, as well as the hope for expanded access. • Using the new 351(k) pathway, applications can be for biosimilars and also for interchangeable biosimilars • Legislation was enacted 23Mar2010, and the new biosimilars pathway was available the day of enactment • While FDA has held ~21 PreIND meetings (~35 meeting requests for 11 reference products) there have as yet been no applications filed for biosimilars in the US • Draft guidances were published mid-Feb12, another FDA Public Meeting 11May12, transparent and on-going discussions; user fees negotiated and proposed (BsUFA) in parallel • Payors/ reimbursers are waiting… * Source FDA: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/UCM216146.pdf
Medical Devices Are Classified into One of Three Classes According to Level of Risk Class l devices are subject to the least regulatory control Examples include elastic bandages, examination gloves, hand-held surgical instruments Class II devices are those for which general controls alone are insufficient to ensure their safety and effectiveness Examples include powered wheelchairs, infusion pumps, surgical drapes Class III devices are life-sustaining, life-supporting, and implantable devices, or new devices not substantially equivalent to legally marketed devices, that must receive premarket approval to ensure safety and effectiveness Examples include heart valve replacements, implanted cerebellar stimulators, breast implants Intended use of a device is a significant factor in determining its classification
Most Devices Are Regulated by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) • Blood collection devices 510 (K) PMA • Premarket approval application • Premarket notification • Substantially equivalent to an existing, predicate device Device regulation includes more specific requirements for individual classes of products than drug regulations; as a result, it may appear more fragmented and confusing *Until 1976, Congress had never enacted specific legislation governing the regulation of medical devices. The 1976 Medical Device Amendments (Pub.L.No. 94-295, 90 Stat. 539), vastly expanded FDA’s statutory authority over devices, creating a comprehensive regulatory scheme. Medical devices available on the market before May 28, 1976, “preamendment devices”, were permitted to remain on the market, pending FDA classification, without any FDA review. Prior to this, FDA’s authority to regulate medical devices was limited to action against adulterated or misbranded devices.
The Make Up of the Industry The intersection of business strategy and public policy
US Public Biopharma Companies by Region, 2006 Source: Ernst & Young LLP Biotechnology companies are defined as those whose primary activity is to use biological processes to develop health care products, and other companies whose primary activity is to supply health biotechnology companies with technology-based research products. (Source: Biotechnology Industry Organization, Guide to Biotechnology 2008)
US Public Biopharma Companies by Region, 2006 WA ME MT ND VT NH MN OR MA WI NY ID RI SD CT MI WY PA NJ IA NE San Francisco Bay Area OH DE NV IL IN MD WV UT VA D.C. CA CO MO KY KS Number of Public Companies NC TN Los Angeles / Orange County OK SC AZ AR 60-69 NM San Diego 30-39 MS AL GA 20-29 LA TX AK 10-19 FL 0-9 HI No data or info Source: Adapted from Ernst & Young LLP Biotechnology companies are defined as those whose primary activity is to use biological processes to develop health care products, and other companies whose primary activity is to supply health biotechnology companies with technology-based research products. (Source: Biotechnology Industry Organization, Guide to Biotechnology 2008)
The Biopharmaceutical Sector is the Most R&D-intensive in the US • Biopharmaceutical companies invested more than ten times the amount of R&D per employee than manufacturing industries overall. R&D Expenditures per Employee, by Manufacturing Sub-sector and Industry, 2000–2007 * Asterisks indicate manufacturing subsectors. Source: Adapted from N.D. Pham,
Global Leaders in Biotechnology Research • U.S. biotechnology firms account for 80% of the world’s research development in biotechnology. * Biotechnology companies are defined as those whose primary activity is to use biological processes to develop health care products, and other companies whose primary activity is to supply health biotechnology companies with technology-based research products. Source: Burrill and Company6
Biotechnology: Who’s providing the money? Biotechnology Financing (in millions $) Total = $24,773.8 Million Source: Biotechnology Industry Organization, Guide to Biotechnology 2008
Global Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property • The intellectual property related to more than half of new medicines resides in the U.S. U.S. Biopharmaceutical Patents 1990–2002, by Location of Inventors Source: J.T. Macher and D.C. Mowrey5
The Ripple Effect of High-Value Biopharmaceutical Jobs • The biopharmaceutical sector supported 4 million jobs across the economy in 2009, including about 3.3 million in other sectors. Each direct biopharmaceutical job supports 5 additional jobs in other sectors Biopharma JobsMore than 650,000 Jobs in the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sector Total Jobs Supported 4 million total U.S. Jobs Supported by the Biopharmaceutical Sector Source: Battelle Technology Partnership Practice2