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Mylan, the maker of EpiPen, says it will sell a generic version for $300 for a two-pack, a price that consumer advocates say is still too high. The device is used to treat severe allergic reactions.

Maker Of EpiPen To Sell Generic Version For Half The Price

Aug 29, 2016
Mylan's move comes amid pressure from consumers and Congress to lower the allergy drug's price. In less than 10 years, the price has risen from about $100 to more than $600 for an injector two-pack.
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In 2015, the Sandoz unit of drugmaker Novartis won Food and Drug Administration approval of a drug called Zarxio, which is similar to Amgen's Neupogen, a medicine that boosts the production of white blood cells.

FDA-Approved Knock-Offs Of Biotech Drugs Could Safely Save Big Bucks

Aug 01, 2016
Drugs that consist of proteins and antibodies typically made by living organisms represent the new frontier in drug industry competition.
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When your health insurer reclassifies a prescription drug you take from tier 1 to tier 2, it can sharply increase the portion of the drug's cost that you're expected to pay.

Insurers May Share Blame For Increased Price Of Some Generic Drugs

Jul 26, 2016
Consumers often blame drug companies for the rapidly rising costs of some commonly used generic drugs. But changes made by insurers influence the price of these drugs, too, it turns out.
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The question of how pharmaceutical payments to doctors affect medical practice has been fraught.

Drug-Company Payments Mirror Doctors' Brand-Name Prescribing

Mar 17, 2016
An analysis of Medicare data shows that the more money a doctor gets from pharmaceutical companies, the more likely he or she is to prescribe brand-name medications. And that influences cost.
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Cancer And Arthritis Drugs Drive Up Spending On Medicines

Mar 14, 2016
Patients switching to generic medicines and hard bargaining with drugmakers helped moderate spending on prescription drugs in 2015, according to Express Scripts, a manager of drug benefits.
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Brand-Name Drugs Can Raise Costs Without Boosting Patient Satisfaction

Nov 19, 2015
The website Iodine has collected data about consumers' experience with prescription drugs that show generics scored highest among people who take medicines in three popular categories.
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Acids, alcohol and pancreatic tissue were separated, bathed and mixed in this laboratory of a 1946 insulin factory in Bielefeld, Germany.

Why Is Insulin So Expensive In The U.S.?

Mar 19, 2015
The hormone that controls blood sugar among diabetics is one of the oldest medicines used today. But more than 90 years after its discovery, a low-cost version is no longer available in the U.S.
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