Specialty drugs. Medications that have a total average cost greater than $1000 per prescription or an average daily cost greater than $33 per
By the numbers: The average annual cost of a specialty drug in 2024 was almost $20,000 more than the median U.S. household income. Specialty
The second problem is the very high cost of specialty drugs. The average price tag of the more than 300 medications that are considered
This report includes average cost of dispensing measurements for several categories of specialty total, the final estimate of average pharmacy cost of
Prices increased at a rate that was 18 times higher than normal prescription drugs, a cost of $53,384 on average for specialty drugs versus a
o The mean cost of dispensing for drugs covered by Medicaid FFS was comparable to the average cost of dispensing overall. The mean specialty
Most savings are in the % range and the biggest savings are seen in the brand specialty drugs which carry the highest costs. The average hospital
5 The surging costs of specialty drugs help fuel this jump. An Independent In 2024 these specialty medications cost, on average, 11 times more than
by C Brooker 2024 Cited by 2the average monthly cost of a specialty drug is at least $2,000.15 Tretinoin, a specialty drug that can help manage some complications of leukemia, costs
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Legalising drugs would reduce crimes such as petty theft, commutted to earn money to pay Dealers.
I read somewhere that Cocaine is cheaper to produce than Sugar, the cost is due to cost of smuggling it to the customer etc.
Prohibition only works when all of society backs it. as long as a sizable minority wants drugs or commitment free sex, you will never stop them by legislation.