In some cases, the drugs being offered may be counterfeit, stolen, ineffective or unsafe.
The highest single recorded mark-up was 4,533 percent for a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Normally priced at $25.90, the stated price was $1,200.
Read the Premier release on high gray market mark-ups of shortage drugs.
Read the Premier Healthcare Alliance analysis.
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