Are you looking to learn more about drug pricing but don’t know where to start? Here’s a comprehensive guide that will provide clarity on this crucial issue. Key Takeaways: Multiple factors go into determining drug pricing The formula is complicated for healthcare professionals and...

Key Takeaways: Drug prices are outpacing inflation These prices are largely unregulated in the United States This allows manufacturers to increase profits, even when demand isn’t great Effective, in-demand drugs often come with sky-high prices because of this system Prescription drug...

Inflation directly affects the prices of prescription drugs in the U.S., but the Inflation Reduction Act can help combat the soaring prices and make them accessible to patients. Key Takeaways: Drug prices are outpacing inflation Everything is getting more expensive, and drug prices are no...

Prescription drug prices are on the rise, and patients will be forced to pay higher prices for the medications they need. Find out how you can navigate – and potentially avoid – cost inflation. Key Takeaways: Prescription drug prices are rising significantly The dangers of...

Among all developed nations, Americans pay the highest prices for prescription drugs. Here are the main reasons prescription drugs are so expensive in America. Key Takeaways: Why prescription drugs are so costly in the U.S. Prescription monopoly is the main contributor to the high cost of...

Key Takeaways Most Americans support Medicare price reductions for prescription drugs Many Americans believe the government should be involved in setting price limits for prescription drugs Drug manufacturers and Big Pharma lobbyist groups have argued that lowering the prices of prescription...

  Few prescriptions can be called cheap, but some drug expenses are stratospheric. Here are the nation’s most expensive drugs. Here’s a fact that’s hard to swallow: U.S. prescription drug prices are more than twice as expensive as those in other developed countries,...

For decades, the U.S. has spent more on prescription drugs per citizen than any nation in the world. It’s taking its toll. Nearly one in three adults in the U.S. have skipped medication doses or elected not to fill a prescription because of the cost. Prescription...

A new authorized generic of Eli Lilly’s insulin drug Humalog (insulin lispro) will soon be available in US pharmacies at half the price of the branded equivalent. The pharmaceutical giant made the announcement on March 4th 2019, asserting that the introduction of an alternative insulin option...

Pharmaceutical giant Merck has reiterated it’s commitment to responsible drug pricing, pledging not to increase the average net price of its products by more than annual inflation.  Last year, the company published its second annual Pricing Action Transparency Report, which demonstrated...

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has raised the price of more than 40 of its medications, including cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor (atorvastatin) and erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil). It is the second time the company has announced price increases this year, having raised the price...