8 Commonly Used Medications Had Unjustified Price Increase, Report Finds

A research team estimated the increase in prices of 149 medications was due to an increase in net price rather than an increase in volume.

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Unjustified prescription drug increases on just eight commonly used medications led patients and health insurers nationwide to spend an additional $1.2 billion in 2022, a new report shows.

The report comes from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a nonprofit that monitors the cost-effectiveness of medications. The organization aims to check for meaningful price increases for prescription drugs.