- Spending on specialty medications to treat complex diseases increased by 18.4%, while total spending on traditional prescription drugs fell 1.5%
- Drugs for Inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis saw a 9% increase in utilization and 14% increased unit cost.
- Drugs for cancer medications saw a 3.4% increase in utilization and 22.3% increased costs
- Drugs for hepatitis C saw a spending increase of 33.7%
Source: "US Spending on Traditional Prescription Drugs Fell in 2012 for First Time on Record," Express Scripts Press Release, March 5, 2013, http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=69641&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1792080&highlight=
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