Trends in Prescription Drug Launch Prices, 2008-2021

Benjamin N Rome; Alexander C Egilman; Aaron S Kesselheim

doi:10.1001/jama.2022.5542

Trends in Prescription Drug Launch Prices, 2008-2021

JAMA. 2022 Jun 7;327(21):2145-2147. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.5542.

Authors

Benjamin N Rome¹, Alexander C Egilman¹, Aaron S Kesselheim¹

Affiliation

¹ Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law (PORTAL), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This study uses SSR Health data on drug list prices and estimated net prices after manufacturer discounts to evaluate trends in prices for newly marketed brand-name prescription drugs in the US from 2008 to 2021.

MeSH terms

Drug Costs* / trends
Drug Industry* / economics
Drug Industry* / trends
Drugs, Generic
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Prescription Drugs* / economics
United States

Substances

Drugs, Generic
Prescription Drugs