New Biogen Hemophilia drug

Looks like this could be large development for the hemostasis http://finance.yahoo.com/news/biogen-idec-submits-application-fda-123000855.html

 

New product development- What a concept!

 

I wonder how far behind a long acting hemo A product is.

 

Seeing Victor hated the new recombinant that was being developed for a high producing BDD and fired ~20 staff that were working on the project my guess is never.

 

It won't be coming from Grifols, but it is likely that a long acting Factor VIII product will not be far behind the factor IX.

 

The long acting Factor IX product was recently approved.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-28/biogen-wins-approval-for-long-lasting-hemophilia-b-treatment.html?cmpid=yhoo

 

Biogen expects their long acting factor VIII product to approved by June.

 

I am so glad I sell IVIG and not hemophilia meds. Those folks should consider looking for new jobs.

 

You're the only one that has that wish.

 

There are no perfect jobs, but the hemophilia market will continue to get more crowded as Novo and Biogen launch their new products. Grifols' niche with plasma products will likely continue to shrink, unless some really great prospective, double blinded data comes through showing Alphanate's superiority in eradicating inhibitors.

JMHO

 

Hey RL, GR, VG, what is that wishful thinking? No study will ever be done using product for the eradication of inhibitors with a hemophilia drug.

 

Ahhh... there's several going on right now.

 

ahhh.......... let me guess? they found 3 people so far? so far so good. but at grifols that would make a clinical. Now go out and sell!

 

As the PP infers, these kind of trials are very diffficult to do. There are not a lot of patients, and enrollment in studies is complicated by the fact that many of them are children. Parents are often wary of enrolling their kids in clinical trials. The bottom line is that it would likely take years and years to get enough parients enrolled to generate any definitive data.

 

SO THERE FOR........IF YOU ARE A GRIFOLS SALES REP........SELL ALPHANATE OFF LABEL FOR INHIBITOR PATIENTS. WOW WHAT A CONCEPT! NOW GO OUT AND SELL! REMEMBER, USE THE LETHAGAN PAPER. BUT SAY IT CORRECTLY.

 

Really? You again?

 

Your a fucking idiot! Your getting your ass handed to you! Every IVIG out in is bending you over the kitchen sink! Specialty pharmacy is dancing around your product yelling stay away your reimbursement sucks ass and CSL is giving it too you in the ass and Baxter is doing a reach around and smearing your face in shit! Plus Alphanine is only 20% of the comp plan for those people in Hematology. Worthless dimwit, who had the biggest growth this year? The Hemostasis team did... Sure A9 business is going to take a hit, but we will see where things shake out as Biogen MS products have been paying the bills for all those Hemophila reps that have been out selling a product that hasn't been approved for the last 2 years.

 

May I suggest decaf?

 

But That poster is right, you think we have it bad, the Biogen Reps are shitting in there pants as they need new starts like last year. I work for a different company and most of the reps selling the new hemophilia drug are under the gun and a firing squad if they don't produce sooner than later.

I prefer Whiskey and Coffee.

 

so the Really? you again? poster. Is that how you greet your docs? Must be that Grifols sales training. Remember, go out and off label now!