Pennsylvania physicians call attention to rising drug prices: 4 insights

Pennsylvania physicians are urging medical associations to tackle increasing drug prices, based on a Pennsylvania Medical Society article, according to DoctorsLounge.

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Here are four insights:

1. Overall, prescription drug prices increased 10.43 percent in 2015.

2. Branded prescription drug prices increased 14.77 percent.

3. Generic prescription drug prices increased 2.93 percent.

4. Between 2005 and 2014, 22 percent of the top generic drugs rose faster than inflation.

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