Sentences with phrase «cost of the generic drugs»

Besides checking the cost of the generic drugs, which I usually get, I kind of glossed over this section.

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A 2012 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation calls the PBM assertions of Medicare savings «overstated» and says the reduced cost probably stemmed from incorrectly high predictions of prices and from brand drugs going generic.

In general, generics are a wonderful thing — they're a lower - cost alternative to expensive, brand - name versions of drugs.

Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers opioid addiction and overdoses a public health crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).

Given its areas of specialization, Gilead wouldn't benefit as much from consolidation as, say, a generic - drug company would, but it still faces pricing pressure: To appease Medicaid and other insurers, Gilead is already steeply discounting its hep - C drugs, which can cost more than $ 80,000 for a 12 - week course.

The generic drug company tripled the discount patients can receive on the cost of EpiPen to $ 300, up from the maximum $ 100 Mylan had previously offered with the use of its special «savings card.»

The higher costs have led to rationing of dwindling supplies of the less expensive generic drugs to avoid purchasing the more expensive name brand treatments.

Kocher speculates that Amazon could reduce costs by accepting lower margins than pharmacy benefits managers — intermediaries that now make huge profits through sales of generic drugs in particular.

And don't worry, the lower cost doesn't mean the drug is less effective — brand and generic drugs have the same standards of quality and clinical effectiveness.

In fact, you can save up to 52 percent on the daily costs of your medications if you purchase generic drugs instead of branded ones.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Some low - cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000 percent, prompting a backlash from patients, pharmacists and now Washington lawmakers.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered a drug company's fight to keep a generic version of its biotech drug off the market for an additional six months that would mean billions more in sales and higher costs to the public.

Generic low - cost versions of the drugs are available — Walmart sells a month's supply of low - dose lovastatin for $ 4 — but many consumers choose costlier brand name options.

In an analysis published in February in Clinical Infectious Disease, Hill and his team compared the cost of producing generic HIV medicines and applied this analysis to the potential cost of HCV drugs (A. Hill et al..

The decline was due to increased use of generic drugs as some popular brand - name drugs lost patent protection, increases in cost - sharing requirements, and lower spending on new medicines.

«Generic drug use has been widely recognized to reduce patient out - of - pocket costs and payer spending.

In spite of all the efforts to raise awareness and address the problem of fake drugs, a major complication remains: Generic drugs, as well as branded drugs, are often produced overseas and many are sold online, which saves cost and can bring the price of medication down, making it affordable to many people.

For example, ninety 10 - mg tablets of generic simvastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol, sell for around $ 90, while the same amount of Zocor, the brand - name version, costs about $ 400.

Manufacturers of generic drugs do not suffer with to absorb or recover these costs.

Currently, Canada is the only country that allows brand name pharmaceutical companies to sue generic pharmaceutical companies multiple times on the same patents, adding to the costs and risks of bringing generic drug competition to the Canadian market.

The cost of drugs depends on whether they're generic or a brand.

If your employees take prescription drugs, check the cost of both generic and brand drugs at the pharmacy.

Generally, generic drugs on the lowest priced tier, though this is not always the case — UnitedHealthcare makes a point to monitor the prices of high cost generics to make sure they're the best value.

Some insurers also offer prescription drug riders which cover the cost of a wide spectrum of both generic and brand name drugs outlined in the policy.

The S&P Healthcare Claims Indices track healthcare cost and utilization trends across various commercial lines of business by geography (census division, region, state, and metropolitan area), healthcare type (medical, hospital, inpatient, outpatient, professional services, drug, generic drug, and brand drug), as well as by incurred period.