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Annual rise in costs of drug categories from 2008 to 2016
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 11:11
- brand name injectable drugs up 15% annually
- oral brand name drugs up 9.2% annually
- injectable specialty medications up 12.5% annually
- oral specialty medications up 20.6% annually
- injectable generic drugs up 7.3% annually
- generic oral drugs up 4.4% annually
Notes: "The Contribution Of New Product Entry Versus Existing Product Inflation In The Rising Costs Of Drugs"
Source: Health Affairs, January 2019
Source URL: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05147
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