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Daily Brief Health Care: Pharmaessentia Corp, Assertio Holdings and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Pharmaessentia Corp (6446 TT): Key Marketed Drug Besremi Is Showing No Sign of Slow Down
  • ASRT: Low Valuation Growth

Pharmaessentia Corp (6446 TT): Key Marketed Drug Besremi Is Showing No Sign of Slow Down

By Tina Banerjee

  • Pharmaessentia Corp (6446 TT) is on a robust growth path following the U.S. launch of its key drug Besremi for polycythemia vera (PV) in December 2021.
  • The company has reported July net revenue of NT$348.5 million, an increase of 937% and 26% from July 2021 and June 2022, respectively.
  • Besremi has further label expansion opportunity as the drug is undergoing clinical trials for additional indications including essential thrombocythemia (ET), myelofibrosis, and chronic hepatitis.

ASRT: Low Valuation Growth

By Hamed Khorsand

  • Reporting better than expected Q2 results was not enough to keep investors interested after the earnings release 
  • ASRT is in the process of broadening its sales channel for its recently acquired drug, Otrexup. ASRT should begin to generate a return on the drug in 2H2022
  • Indocin volume rose by approximately 7 percent sequentially. ASRT had increased prices in the second half of last year with investors concerned ASRT could face pushback from hospitals on pricing

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