Drug Cost

It remains up in the air whether the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 will live up to its name in terms of economic impact.

This is a dry eye disease blog. From time immemorial, we have struggled with the out-of-pocket costs of the drugs we prescribe. All of those drugs enjoyed patent protection, allowing the manufacturers to control prices.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday meant to lower health care costs for millions of Americans, in what the White House called “a historic legislative achievement.”

The Senate has passed legislation that, if signed into law, will lower the cost of some prescription drugs and health insurance in the United States.

ORLANDO — Despite the glacial pace of biosimilar uptake in the United States so far, their use is expected to cut drug costs by $54 billion over the next decade, noted a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

Healio spoke with Fumiko Chino, MD, radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and winner of the Healio Patient Voice award, about the cost of cancer care and how it impacts treatment.

Some formulary exclusions force patients to pay more for preferred drugs and use medications with dubious benefits for their needs, according to data published in the Health Science Journal.

With the launch of his direct-to-consumer online pharmacy, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban aims to provide prescription drugs at lower prices than other online retailers and those mediated by pharmacy benefit managers.

While the long-acting injectable Apretude was more effective at reducing the incidence of HIV than oral emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, researchers said it does not justify the higher costs associated with it.

The American Academy of Neurology released a position statement that highlights the significant challenges high drug prices create for patients, physicians, health systems and payers.