Friday, April 22, 2016

According to a recent report, in 2015:


  • The total spending on medicines in the U.S.--net of off-invoice discounts and rebates--was $309.5 billion, up 8.5% year over year
  • A total of 4.4 billion prescriptions were dispensed, up 1% year over year
  •  The average patient cost was $44 per prescription for brand prescriptions filled through a commercial plan, up more than 25% since 2010

Source: "IMS Health Study: U.S. Drug Spending Growth Reaches 8.5 Percent in 2015," IMS Health News Release, April 14, 2016, http://www.imshealth.com/en/about-us/news/ims-health-study-us-drug-spending-growth-reaches-8.5-percent-in-2015

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