AARP “Rx Watchdog Report” Will Analyze Price Increases Ahead Of Medicare Discount Cards
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The new publication series kicks off with a study on brand name drug price increases by manufacturers from 2000-2003. showing WAC for widely used brand drugs rose an average of 23.6% versus cumulative inflation of 10.4%. “Watchdog” reports on generic drug and first quarter 2004 price hikes are in the pipeline.
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