Advisory Board March 9, 2020
The net prices of hundreds of prescription drugs increased by 60% from 2007 to 2018, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA that’s one of the first to account for discounts and rebates provided by drugmakers.
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Study details
For the study, researchers examined trends in prescription drug list prices, net prices, and discounts from 2007 to 2018. They reviewed pricing data from investment firm SSR Health on 602 brand-name prescription drugs that were available before January 2007 and had U.S. sales figures reported by publicly traded companies. The researchers estimated the drugs’ net prices—which account for all manufacturer concessions including rebates, coupon cards, and other...
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