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[2] [3] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 use the drug [4] based on 2008 figures by the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board. [5]
Prescription drug list prices in the United States continually are among the highest in the world. [1] [2] The high cost of prescription drugs became a major topic of discussion in the 21st century, leading up to the American health care reform debate of 2009, and received renewed attention in 2015.
In August 2002, the Wall Street Journal wrote that while PBMs had "steered doctors to cheaper drugs, especially low-cost generic copies of branded drugs from big pharmaceutical companies" from 1992 through 2002, they had "quietly moved" into marketing expensive brand name drugs. [27] [clarification needed]
The latest data available shows that in 2022, price increases of drugs annually reached 15.2 %, compared to 11% the prior year, but net prices dropped by 9%, for the fifth consecutive year.
Rank Drug Main indication Trade name 2018 sales (million USD) 2017 sales (million USD) 1 adalimumab: rheumatoid arthritis: Humira 19 936 18427 3 apixaban
With Extra Help, your Part D premium and deductible are both $0 and you’ll pay no more than $4.50 for each generic drug and a maximum of $11.20 for each brand-name drug. Once the total drug ...
Medication prices are changing.. Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs, like omeprazole or amoxicillin, have increased by more than $1 in the last year. Others, like fluoxetine, which is used ...
Prices of prescription drugs vary widely around the world. Prescription costs for biosimilar and generic drugs are usually less than brand names, but the cost is different from one pharmacy to another. To lower prescription drug costs, some U.S. states have sought federal approval to buy drugs in Canada, as of 2022. [26]