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April 22, 2024
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Diabetes drugs helping to drive rise in US medication expenditures

Diabetes drugs helping to drive rise in US medication expenditures

Annual expenditures for diabetes medications more than tripled in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020, and the increase played a role in an overall rise in money spent on prescription drugs, according to study findings.