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TuringPharmaceuticals: AnAnalysisoftheTuring PriceGougingControversy.
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I. CASESTUDYA. Overview……...…………………………………………………………..……….. 2B. CompanyBackground………………………………………………..……….. 2
1. FounderandCompanyFoundation………………….……..… 22. Products………………………………………………………...……….. 3
C. SequenceofEvents……………………………………………………..……… 3D. PublicResponse…………………………………………………...……….….... 5
1. MediaandHealthIndustryResponses……………………… 52. GeneralPublicandSocialMediaReactions………..……… 6
E. ResponsefromTuringPharmaceuticalandShkreli…….……….. 6F. BusinessPerformance…………………………………………………...…… 9
1. FinancialImpact…………………………………………………...…. 82. MarketImpact…………………………………………………...……. 9
G. OtherPharmaceuticalControversies………………………………...... 9H. Summary…………………………………………………...……………………… 10
II. REFERENCES…………………………………………………...…………………….…….. 11
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Overview
AfterbeingoustedastheCEOofRetrophinin2014forallegationsofinappropriatelyhandledlegalsettlements,poormanagementskillsandbadpublicrelations,MartinShkrelilaunchedTuringPharmaceuticalsinFebruaryof2015(Keown,2015).OnAugust10,2015,TuringPharmaceuticalsraised$90millionandacquiredthedrugDaraprimfor$55million.
InAugustof2015,ShkreliraisedthepriceofDaraprimfrom$13.50perpillto$750perpill,a5,455percentincrease.HisactionssparkedquickmediaattentionandeventheattentionofpotentialpresidentialcandidatesBernieSandersandHillaryClinton.ShkrelispoketoABC,NBCandCBSaboutthepriceincreaseandwhattheoddswereonreducingthecurrentprice.Shkrelididnotstateanewpricebutnotedthatitwouldbeasmalldecrease.Theoutbreakonlinecontinued,andMartinShkreliandTuringPharmaceuticalshasgonequietonthesubject.
Daraprimisjustoneofmanydrugsthathavebeenpricegougedrecently.AccordingtoanarticleinTheWallStreetJournal,branded-drugpriceshaveincreased127percentsince2008.Thearticlestatesthatdrugcompanieshikepricesasaneasywaytoboostsaleswithoutyearsofexpensive,riskyresearchtofindnewmedicines(RockoffandSilverman,2015).
CompanyBackground FounderandCompanyFoundation:
ShkreligraduatedwithabusinessdegreefromNewYork’sBaruchCollegein2004(BBC,2015).At17,hestartedinterningatCramerBerkowitz&Co,thehedgefundfoundedbyJimCramer(BBC,2015).Twoyearsaftergraduating,ShkrelistartedhisownhedgefundcalledEleaCapitalManagement(BBC,2015).Hishedgefundclosedayearafteropeningduetoa$2.3millionlawsuitfromLehmanBrothers,whichcollapsedbeforeitcouldcollectontheruling(BBC,2015).In2008,ShkrelistartedMSMBCapitalManagement,aNewYork-basedhedge-fundandprivateequityfirmthatfocusedonhealthcareinvestments(BBC,2015).Thisfundservedashislaunchpadforstartingbiotechfirms(BBC,2015).
In2011,ShkrelifoundedabiotechnologycompanycalledRetrophinthatdevelopedtreatmentsforrareandcatastrophicdiseases(BBC,2015).Shkreliwasoustedasthecompany’sCEOin2014becauseofallegationsthatheinappropriatelyhandledlegalsettlements(BBC,2015).ShkrelilaunchedTuringPharmaceuticalsafterbeingforcedoutofRetrophinduetopoormanagementskillsandbadpublicrelations(Keown,2015).
InJanuary2015,ShkreliwasinvestigatedbyU.S.prosecutorsforpossiblesecuritiesviolationandbytheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangecommissionfordistributionofstockwithoutinformingshareholders(Keown,2015).Inaninternalprobe,Retrophinalleged
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thatShkreliusedthecompany’sfundstopayoffpersonallegaldebtsandwasconcealingcompanylegalbusinessfrompublicdisclosure(Keown,2015).TheprobealsostatedthatShkreliusedcorporatefundstoresolvelegalmatterswithMSMB,thehedgefundheusedtomanageandthathepassedofflegalsettlementsasconsultingagreementswithRetrophin(Keown,2015).Allofthiscausedthecompanymillionsofdollarsduetothetransferofthousandsofsharesofstock(Keown,2015).
MartinShkrelilaunchedTuringPharmaceuticalsonFeb.24,2015(PRNewswire,2015).Turingisafullyintegratedbiopharmaceuticalcompany(PRNewswire,2015).Accordingtothecompanywebsite,itstatesthatitwillfocuson“developingandcommercializinginnovativetreatments”tohelppatientswholackeffectivetreatmentoptions.
Products:
Duringitslaunch,TuringannouncedtheacquisitionofthreemajorassetsfromRetrophin:anintranasalformulationofketamine,anoxytocinnasalsolutioncalledSyntocinonandmecamylamineHCltabletscalledVecamyl(PRNewswire,2015).Syntocinonisusedtoinducelabororincreasestrengthanddurationofcontractions(UnitedPharmacies,2015).Turingisdevelopingketamineforpsychiatricuseasthemedicationisusedtotreatseveredepression(Keown,2015).VecamylprovidedTuringwithitsfirstFDA-approvedproductandearnings(Keown,2015). Thecompanywebsiteshowsthatitcurrentlyofferstwoproductsnow.TheseproductsareVecamylandDaraprim.Vecamylisusedtomanagemoderatelyseveretoseverehighbloodpressure(Drugs,2015).Daraprimisanantiparasitemedicinethathelpspreventparasitesfromgrowingandreproducinginthebody(Drugs,2015).Itisusedwithcertainmedicationstotreatandpreventmalariaandcanbeusedtotreattoxoplasmosis,aninfectioncausedbytheToxoplasmaparasite(Drugs,2015).ItalsocanbeusedtopreventparasiteinfectioninpeoplewithHIVinfection. SequenceofEvents October13,2014
● ShkreliresignedfromRetrophinaftertheirboarddecidedtoreplacehim. February24,2015
● ShkrelibeganTuringPharmaceuticalsbyusinghisknowledgefromRetrophin.
August10,2015
● TuringPharmaceuticalsraised$90millioninequityanddebt.Thesameday,TuringacquiredexclusiverightstoPyrimethamine(Daraprim)for$55million.
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August17,2015
● Retrophinfileda$65millionlawsuitagainstShkreli.DuringthistimeShkreliraisedthepriceofDaraprimfrom$13.50perpillto$750perpill.Thisisa5,455percentincrease.
September17,2015
● Healio,ahealthcarenewssite,firstreportedonthepriceincrease. September18,2015
● USATodayreportedonthepriceincreaseandquotedanHIVpatientandhowhospitalsandhealthcareprovidersareworkingwithpatientswhoneedit.
September20,2015
● AndyPollack,theveteranbiotechreporterattheNewYorkTimes,placedthepriceincreaseinabroadercontext.Thatsameday,FierceBiotechaskedShkrelionTwittertoexplainthepriceincrease.
September21,2015
● Mediaandpopularwebsitesbegancoveringthenewpharmaceuticaldilemma.
September22,2015
● ShkrelispoketoABC,NBCandCBSabouthowhewouldreducethecurrentprice.Shkrelididnotstateanewpricebutnotedthatitwouldbeasmalldecrease.Theoutbreakonlinecontinued,howeverShkreliwassilent.
October12,2015
● BernieSandersandSen.ElijahCummingsgaveTuringPharmaceuticalsthreeweekstorespondtoaletterthatrequestedmoreinformationregardingthepriceincrease.
October23,2015
● ImprimisPharmaceuticalsintroducedanalternativedrugthatretailsat$1apill.Stillunabletoansweranyone’squestions,ShkreliopenedaRedditpageonOct.25.Hepostedanopeningstatementthathewillansweranyquestions.Morethan200questionshavebeenpostedandstillnoresponse.
November2,2015
● JoshRobbins,anHIVadvocateonTwitter,interviewedShkreli.● NoreductioninpricehasbeenpostedandTuringPharmaceuticalshasyetto
respondtoanycommentsorquestions. PublicResponse
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MediaandHealthIndustryResponses:
Besidestheusualsportsreportsandworldcrisisupdates,theInternetbroughtanewissueintoview.ThemediaquicklypickeduponTuringPharmaceuticals5,455percentincreaseinpriceonDaraprim(Isidore,C.,2015).
ThemediapromptlysoughtoutanswersastowhyShkreliincreasedthe62-year-olddrug’sprice.Healio,ahealthcarenewssite,wasfirsttoreportonthepriceincrease.TheyremainedunbiasedandgatheredviewsfromTuringandotherhealthcareproviders.Mosthealthcareprovidersrespondedwithconcernoverthepriceincrease(Healio,2015).Theyquestionedhowconsumerswouldattainthepilliftheylackedinsuranceorhadotherhealthcarebarriers.TheirotherconcernsfellonhowhospitalsarenowinshortsupplyofDaraprimduetothepriceincrease.
“Wearenotindireneedofnewdrugsfortoxoplasmosisrightnow,”saysDr.DavidRelman,chiefofinfectiousdiseasesfortheVAPaloAltoHealthCareSysteminCalifornia.“There’snopublichealthneedforsuch.Thisissimplyaboutgreed”(Lorenzetti,2015).
GeneralPublicandSocialMediaReactions:
ThenewsofthepriceincreasegainedinterestallovertheInternetandShkrelibecamethe“mosthatedmaninAmerica”(Long,H.,2015).TheInternetbegantofloodShkreliwithoneimportantquestion,“whenwillthepricedecrease?”TVstationsABC,NBCandCBSweredrawntotheInternethypeandsoughtouttointerviewShkreli(Forbes,2015).AsinterestgrewontheInternet,thegeneralpublicrespondedwithfireintheireyes.
Thepriceincreaseevengainedpoliticalinterest(BusinessInsider,2015).OnOct.19,2015,DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClintonurgedtheFoodandDrugAdministrationandtheFederalTradeCommissiontodeterminehowtobringinlower-costgenericdrugstofightanticompetitivepracticesinthepharmaceuticalindustryintheUnitedStates(RawStory2015).
“TheFDAshouldexpediteanypendingreviews,andencourageapplicationsforreview,ofothergenericalternativestoDaraprim,”Clintonwrote(RawStory,2015).
AnotherDemocraticpresidentialcandidate,BernieSandersrejectedthe$2,700
donatedtohiscampaignbyShkreli(Addady,2015).Instead,Sandersdonatedthemoney
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toahealthclinicinWashington,D.C.,thatspecializesinHIV/Aidscare(Addady,2015).RepublicanpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrumpwasnotimpressedwithShkrelieither.
“Helookslikeaspoiledbrattome,”saidTrump.“He’sahedgefundguy.Ithoughtitwasdisgustingwhathedid”(Lorenzetti,2015).
EveryonewantedTuringPharmaceuticalstoexplainwhyitmadesuchadrasticchangeandalsoforthemtodecreasetheprice.Shkreli’sRedditpagefloodedwithmorethan4,000questionsandopinionstatements(Reddit,2015).
HIVadvocatesalsoreachedouttoShkreliforanswers(Imstilljosh,2015).Thecommon,overarchingquestionsthatthemedia,healthindustryandgeneralpublicwantedtoknowwhythepriceincreasedsuddenlyandwhenTuringplanstodecreasetheprice. ResponsefromTuringPharmaceuticalsandShkreli
TuringPharmaceuticalsgainedunusualinterestfromthepublicwhenShkreli
drasticallyincreasedthepriceofDaraprim(Isidore,C.,2015andHealio,2015).AccordingtoTuring’scompanywebsite,itmadethedecisiontoincreasethepricesothattherewouldbemoremoneytoputbackintodevelopingandcommercializinginnovativenewtreatments,toincreasediseaseeducationandearlydiagnosis,andimprovefinancialassistanceprograms(Turingpharma,2015).
"Thisisadiseasewheretherehasn'tbeenonepharmaceuticalcompanyfocusedonitfor70years,”Shkrelisaid.“We'renowacompanythatisdedicatedtothetreatmentandcureoftoxoplasmosis.Andwiththesenewprofitswecanspendallofthatupsideonthesepatientswhosorelyneedanewdrug,inmyopinion,"(CBSnews,2015).
Turingisnowtaskedwithbalancingitsimageanddecisiontothepublic.ShkrelitookactionandspokewithABC,NBCandCBS.Hestatedthattherewouldbeapricedecrease,butdidnotdefinewhenorhowmuch(Forbes,2015).
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Afternodecreasewasmade,BernieSandersgaveShkrelithreeweekstoexplainhis
reasonforthepriceincreaseandhowthemoneywouldbeusedforresearch(BusinessInsider,2015).Thethreeweekspassedwithnoresponse.However,ShkreliopenedaRedditpageforanyonetoposthisorherquestionsovertheissue(Reddit,2015).
Therearemorethan4,000commentsandTuringPharmaceuticalsremainssilent.TheRedditpageremainsopenforcomments,buthasturnedintomoreofaplaceforcriticismordebatebetweenredditors.
InresponsetothebacklashfrompresidentialcandidatesHillaryClintonandBernieSanders,ShkrelichallengedthemonTwitter,askingifthey’dratherhavepharmaceuticalcompanieskeeplowerpricesorusetheirresourceforresearch(Addady,2015).
OnTwitter,JoshRobbins,aHIVadvocate,contactedShkreli(Imstilljosh,2015).They
spokeovertheInternethypeandifandwhenthepricewouldbedecreased.Shkrelistatedthathewasnotapologeticforhisdecisionbutdidregretthathestatedhewoulddecreasetheprice.HisreasoningisbasedonotherdrugssuchasCivaldi,aHep-CdrugthatcostsmorethanDaraprimandisneededbymorepeople.
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InthevideochatRobbinsdugdeeperintowhenandhowmuchthewillthepricedecrease.ShkrelivaguelysaidthathewouldlowerthepriceofDaraprimbeforeThanksgivingandthenlatersaidthathewoulddefinitelyloweritbeforeChristmas,2015.However,TuringPharmaceuticalshasbeensilentinregardstoresponseovertheincreaseinpricesince. BusinessPerformance FinancialImpact:
Duringthethreemonthsofthethirdquarter,TuringacquiredtheU.S.marketingrightstoDaraprim.AftergainingtherightsinAugust,Turingquicklyraisedthepricefrom$13.50to$750perpill(BusinessInsider).
AccordingtoTuringPharmaceuticalscompanywebsite,itmadethedecisiontoincreasethepricesothattherewouldbemoremoneytoputbackintodevelopingandcommercializinginnovativenewtreatments,toincreasediseaseeducationandearlydiagnosis,andimprovefinancialassistanceprograms(Turingpharma,2015).
"Thisisadiseasewheretherehasn'tbeenonepharmaceuticalcompanyfocusedonitfor70years,”Shkrelisaid.“We'renowacompanythatisdedicatedtothetreatmentandcureoftoxoplasmosis.Andwiththesenewprofitswecanspendallofthatupsideonthesepatientswhosorelyneedanewdrug,inmyopinion,"(CBSnews,2015).
TuringhasreleaseditsthirdquarterfinancialresultsendingonSeptember30,2015.Netrevenuewas$5.6millionrepresentingDaraprimandVecamylsales.Researchanddevelopmentspendingwasapproximately$7million,whichTuringsaysreflectsprogressadvancingTUR-002andTUR-004withtheFDAandmultiplepreclinicalprogram(Turingpharma,2015). ThereisnomentionoftheincreaseinDaraprimpriceinthethirdquarterearningsreportandthethirdquarterreportiscurrentlytheonlyoneofferedbyTuringPharmaceuticals,whichwillmakeitimpossibletoknowthefullextentofrevenuechangeandwheremoneywillactuallygountilthefourthquarterearningsreportcomesoutandpropercomparisonscanbemade. ThefollowingrepresentsexpectationsforselectedfinancialfiguresinthequarterthatendedonSeptember30,2015(Turingpharma,2015). TuringPharmaceuticalsAGandSubsidiaries
ThreeMonthsEnded
30-Sept-15
NineMonthsEnded
30-Sept-15
Netrevenues $5,657,000 $5,975,000
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ResearchandDevelopment
$6,969,000 $11,467,000
Netloss ($14,590,000) ($27,729,000) MarketImpact: TheriseinpricehaspromptedseveralcompaniestotryandoffercompoundalternativestoDaraprim.InOctoberof2014,SanDiego-basedImprimisPharmaceuticalsreleasedacustomizedvariationofthedrugforlessthan$1apillasanalternativetoDaraprim.Imprimisisnowofferingcustomizablecompoundedformulationsofpyrimethamineandleucovorininoralcapsulesstartingaslowas$99fora100countbottle,oratacostofunderadollarpercapsule(Imprimispharma,2015). OtherPharmaceuticalControversies
Turingisnottheonlycompanyinvolvedinpricegouging.TheTuringcontroversy
shinedalightonpricegouginginthepharmaceuticalindustry.AnothercompanythathasrecentlybeeninthespotlightforpricegougingisValeantPharmaceuticals.OnFeb.10,2015,Valeantboughttherightstoapairoflife-savingheartdrugscalledNitropressandIsuprel(RockoffandSilverman,2015).Thecompanyincreasedthepriceforthedrugsby525percentand212percentthesamedayitboughtit(RockoffandSilverman,2015).
InanNBCarticle,BernsteinanalystRonnyGalpointedoutthatmanycompanies
hikeupdrugpriceswhenpresentedwithanopportunity.AccordingtoGal,manypharmaceuticalcompaniesbuydrugsthatlackagoodalternativesotheycanraisethepricesky-hightomakeprofits(Tirrell,2015).Galpresentedthreeexamples:JazzPharmaceuticals’drugXyrem,Questcor’sActharandMylan’sEpiPen(Tirrell,2015).
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In2005,JazzacquiredXyrem,adrugapprovedin2002fordaytimesleepinessandsuddenattacksofmuscleweaknessinpeoplewithnarcolepsy(Tirrell,2015).Thecompanyreported$29millioninrevenuefromXyremthefirstyearafteritsacquisition(Tirrell,2015).In2014,JazzreporteditsrevenuefromXyremwas$778.6million(Tirrell,2015).Althoughthecompanysaidthatithadanincreaseinpatientsthatusedthedrug,datadistributedbyEvercoreISIanalystMarkSchoenebaumshowsthatthecostofthedrugincreasedanaverageof29percentayearfrom2011to2015(Tirrell,2015).
Questcor’sH.P.ActharGelwasapprovedin1952fortreatinginfantilespasmsandexacerbationsofmultiplesclerosisinadults(Tirrell,2015).TheActharvialoriginallycost$50(Pollack,2012).In2012,TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatitspriceincreasedfrom$1,650to$23,000avialonasingledayin2007(Tirrell,2015).Althoughthecompanywasscrutinized,itcontinuedtoraisetheprice(Tirrell,2015).Asof2012,thedrugcost$28,000.DatafromBersteinshowthatthedrug’scostincreasedbymorethan19timesbetweenFebruary2007andJune2015(Tirrell,2015).
Mylan’sEpiPenisusedinemergencytreatmentforlife-threateningallergicreactions(Tirrell,2015).AccordingtodatafromEvercoreISI,thepricerose27percentayear,onaverage,from2011to2015(Tirrell,2015).WhenMylanacquiredtheproduct,thewholesalepricewasonly$57(CynthiaKoonsandRobertLangreth,2015).TheEpiPencosthasrisentomorethan$300eachdose(Tirrell,2015).PrescriptionsforEpiPenhasalsoincreasedaswell(Tirrell,2015).AccordingtodatafromIMSHealth,therehasbeena9.5percentincrease,onaverage,inprescriptionsforEpiPenfrom2011to2014(Tirrell,2015).Datashowsthatsalesroseanaverageof42percentayearduringthistimeperiod(Tirrell,2015).
AccordingtoaWallStreetJournalarticle,branded-drugpriceshaveincreased127percentsince2008(RockoffandSilverman,2015).Thearticlestatesthatdrugcompanieshikepricesasaneasywaytoboostsaleswithoutyearsofexpensive,riskyresearchtofindnewmedicines(RockoffandSilverman,2015). Summary
AfterraisingthepriceofDarapriminAugustof2015,TuringPharmaceuticalshas
garneredalotofattention.Turinghastheimportanttaskofrepairingitsimagewiththepublic.InthebeginningShkrelitookactionandspokewithABC,NBCandCBS.Hestatedthattherewouldbeapricedecrease,butdidnotdefinewhenorhowmuch(Forbes,2015). AccordingtotheTuringcompanywebsite,itmadethedecisiontoincreasethepricesothattherewouldbemoremoneytoputbackintonewtreatments,toincreasingeducationanddiagnosis,andimprovingfinancialassistanceprograms(Turingpharma,2015). However,TheriseinpricehasledtocompaniestryingtooffercompoundalternativestoDaraprim.ImprimisPharmaceuticalswilltryandoffercustomizedvariationsofthisdrugandothersforlessthan$1apill.Imprimisisnowofferingcustomizablecompoundedformulationsofpyrimethamineandleucovorininoralcapsulesstartingaslowas$99fora100countbottle,oratacostofunder$1percapsule(Imprimispharma,2015).
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ShkreliandTuringhavesaidthatapricedecreasemaycomebeforeChristmasofthisyear,butallthatthepubliccandoissitback,waitandwatchasthecompanyremainsunderfirebythemediaandthegovernment,allwhilebeingsilentaboutitsplansforthefuture. LatestUpdate AsofNov.24,2015,TuringhasreducedthelistpriceofDaraprimforhospitalsbyupto50percent(Campbell,2015).Turingplanstosupplysmallerbottlesof30tabletsforhospitalstomakeDaraprimmoreaccessibleatalowercarryingcostinearly2016(Turingpharma,2015).In2016,thecompanywillalsosupplysamplestarterpackagestohospitalsatzerocosttoensurepatientshaveimmediateaccesstobegintherapyinurgentsituations(Turingpharma,2015).TuringplanstoincreasecommitmenttofederalandstateprogramssuchasMedicaidandtheSection340Bdiscountprogram(Turingpharma,2015).
OnDec.17,2015,Shkreliwasarrestedforsecuritiesfraudandwirefraudcharges(Creswell,CliffordandPollack,2015).Thecriminallychargesbroughtagainsthimwerefromhistimeasahedgefundmanagerandwhenheranhisfirstbiopharmaceuticalcompany(Creswell,CliffordandPollack,2015).TuringannouncedthatitappointedRonTilesasitsnewinterimCEO(Turingpharma,2015).
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