Drugs in bottles Drugmakers argue that peer reviews or real-world evidence of the benefits of their drugs should have been included included in the report’s analysis. (Photo: ShutterstocK)

Drug manufacturers in 2017 and 2018 hiked the prices of seven drugs to the tune of $5.1 billion–despite no new clinical evidence the drugs had improved, according to Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s Unsupported Price Increase Report.

Drugs with unsupported price increases, according to the nonprofit include, Humira, with a 15.9 percent net price increase, resulting in $1,857 of increased spending; Rituxan, 23.6 percent, $806; Lyrica, 22.2 percent, $688; Truvada, 23.1 percent, $550; Neulasta, 13.4 percent, $489; Cialis, 32.5 percent, $403; and Tecfidera, 9.8 percent, $313.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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