Express Scripts Reports Specialty Drug Spending Steadily Rising, And Pipelines Show More To Come
Executive Summary
Not only are specialty drugs “the fastest-growing segment of drug spend,” but the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts predicts that specialty drug spend will account for 40% of U.S. drug expenditures by 2014.
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