Author Topic: Same Pregnancy Meds Can Cost $200 -- or $11,000. 'Uncontrollable drug prices' play a major role in U.S. health-care crisis, researcher says (Read 443 times)

rangerrebew · « **on:** October 05, 2017, 09:05:43 am »

Same Pregnancy Meds Can Cost $200 -- or $11,000

'Uncontrollable drug prices' play a major role in U.S. health-care crisis, researcher says

By Robert Preidt

TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The same medication to prevent preterm birth can cost $200 -- or nearly $11,000, a new study finds.

Harvard Medical School researchers found that use of a brand name and prepackaging was associated with a 5,000 percent increase in the cost of the synthetic hormone progestin.

https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/news/20171003/same-pregnancy-meds-can-cost-200----or-11000

Author Topic: Same Pregnancy Meds Can Cost $200 -- or $11,000. 'Uncontrollable drug prices' play a major role in U.S. health-care crisis, researcher says (Read 443 times)

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Same Pregnancy Meds Can Cost $200 -- or $11,000. 'Uncontrollable drug prices' play a major role in U.S. health-care crisis, researcher says