With pharmacy benefits accounting for 21 cents of every health care dollar, prescription drugs are the most expensive health care benefit component. Some of those drugs are more expensive than others—a lot more expensive, as a just-released report reveals.
For two years, telemedicine platform and prescription drug price tracker GoodRx has been keeping tabs on the priciest prescription drugs. Their 2020 list shows that while most of the drugs have remained the same price since last year, there are some notable changes.
Daraprim, which sparked a national conversation about drug prices during the Martin Shkreli trial, is no longer on the list now that there's finally a generic on the market. Discontinued drugs Kynmaro and Viekira XR have also been removed from the list.
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Richard Binder
Richard Binder, based in New York, is part of the social media team at ALM. He is also a 2014 recipient of the ASPBE Award for Excellence in the Humorous/Fun Department.
