Overview
- Bristol Myers Squibb said Cobenfy will be listed in the United Kingdom at $1,850 per month, matching its U.S. list price.
- Chief commercialization officer Adam Lenkowsky said the company will withdraw the drug if NICE or the NHS do not accept that price.
- Cobenfy is not yet approved in Britain, and Bristol Myers says it will file for authorization in the coming weeks with approval expected next year and launch in 2026.
- BMS executives called on the U.K. government and health authorities to collaborate with industry and recognize the value of innovative therapies to ensure access.
- Coverage frames the pricing stance as aligned with President Trump’s push for international price parity on medicines, citing his recent executive order and Most Favored Nation messaging.