Commercialization

Lilly announced a new agreement with the Trump administration to expand access to its GLP-1 therapies, including Zepbound and orforglipron, offering the drugs to Medicare beneficiaries for $50 per month and through Medicaid programs starting in 2026.

Pharma’s push into direct-to-patient sales is reshaping the front end of drug distribution, but wholesalers like Cencora, McKesson, and Cardinal Health remain indispensable as the backbone of the industry’s regulated, specialty, and logistics infrastructure.

As the three models converge, expect a bigger role for sales reps, minimal impact on incentive compensation, and a boon to the healthcare system.

The formula for bridging scientific advancement with operational flexibility in boosting access to cell and gene therapies.

Lance Hill, CEO of Within3, discusses how AI-driven decision support tools are helping pharmaceutical companies achieve launch excellence while maintaining regulatory compliance and data integrity.

The partnership will provide DTC options at locations nationwide.

From patent cliffs and government price controls, to self-pay models and staff-model HMOs, a look at the forces that could deflate the bubble—and those factors likely to keep it afloat a while longer.

How is AI solving pharma's speed-to-market challenge?

The move consolidates R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization under the CGM system’s developer to accelerate growth and expand global reach.

By reducing waste, improving forecasting, and strengthening payer negotiations, these technologies are helping pharmaceutical companies unlock efficiency, accelerate adoption, and differentiate in competitive markets.

The merger integrates EVERSANA’s commercialization services with Waltz Health’s AI-powered payer tools to address patient affordability, streamline drug access, and reduce costs for high-expense therapies such as GLP-1s.

Pharma must align data, personalization, and cross-functional orchestration to deliver human-centered experiences that connect with patients, HCPs, and caregivers alike.

From rethinking launch price logic to implementing rebate-aware modeling and patient-first access programs, this installment explores how disciplined governance and forward-thinking models can safeguard profitability in a volatile market.

The Spain-based CDMO strengthens its North American presence and capabilities through its purchase, while also acquiring a new rare disease treatment from Sanofi one month prior.

Kevin Chinn, vice president and head of the cell & gene therapy service line at Cencora, outlines why early planning, stakeholder engagement, and innovative access strategies are key to long-term CGT success.

The agreement grants LEO Pharma exclusive rights to the branded form of spesolimab for generalized pustular psoriasis and potentially, other IL-36–driven conditions.

Engaging the full workforce—from HR to R&D—can elevate launch outcomes, build trust, and create long-term brand ambassadors.

As drug development increasingly targets multiple indications, pharma companies must make strategic branding decisions—balancing regulatory requirements, market dynamics, and patient safety—to choose between single-brand or multi-brand approaches.

Dipanwita Das, CEO and co-founder of Sorcero, chats with Pharma Commerce to dig into the evolving drug development landscape, being regulatorily compliant, and the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence.

An exploration into how flawed incentives and contractual loopholes between manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers played their part.

In order to succeed in today’s outcomes-driven healthcare landscape, pharmaceutical companies must move from traditional sales models to strategic, measurable partnerships with integrated delivery networks (IDNs).

Marketed as BNT327, the PD-L1xVEGF-A bispecific antibody has the potential to become what the involved parties believe is a ‘foundational immuno-oncology backbone.’

Potential import taxes on pharma goods entering the United States continue to have effects on the industry in more ways than one.

The rebrand creates a platform that is expected enhance the way life sciences companies bring their therapies to market.

In the fourth part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Kevin Dondarski, Deloitte’s life sciences R&D strategy leader, explains how GLP-1 therapies’ success can influence future investment strategies in high unmet need areas.