HealthCare Notes

4/8/13

As Drug Prices Continue To Soar, Big Pharma Reaped $84 Billion In Profits Last Year

As Drug Prices Continue To Soar, Big Pharma Reaped $84 Billion In Profits Last Year: The price of brand-name drugs has skyrocketed over the past several years, leading increasing numbers of Americans to switch over to cheaper generic drugs. But even those generic drugs are also increasingly costing Americans more money, as chain pharmacies across the country hike their prices to charge up to 18 times the drugs’ original cost. [...]/p