What are the top 50 most expensive medications? |
Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
07 Sep 2003 14:59 PDT
Hello maddog1234-ga,
Forbes magazine published a list of the 20 most expensive drugs at
Drugstore.com in July 2003.
This list includes
- Rank
- Drug Name
- Drugmaker
- Use
- Strength
- Quantity
- Price
Please let me know through the clarification feature if this list
interests you, and I will point you to it as the answer to your
question.
Thanks,
Bobbie7
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
07 Sep 2003 16:45 PDT
Maddog1234,
I located a list of the top 10 Most Expensive Prescriptions (2002).
Please let me know if this list and the list I mentioned previously is
of your interest.
Thanks,
Bobbie7
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Clarification of Question by
maddog1234-ga
on
07 Sep 2003 17:24 PDT
Bobbie7,
I would still like the top 50 but would be interested in the Forbes
article as well.
Thanks,
maddog1234
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
07 Sep 2003 17:38 PDT
Maddog1234,
I'll do additional research and see what I can dig up.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
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Request for Question Clarification by
mvguy-ga
on
07 Sep 2003 20:12 PDT
By most expensive, do you mean most expensive per pill or per day or
week for a standard dose? Also, are you interested only in drugs that
can be purchased at a pharmacy, or do you also want included very
specialized drugs that might be available only in select hospitals?
Also, are you talking about U.S. prices or the prices in some other
countries? Thanks.
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Request for Question Clarification by
politicalguru-ga
on
08 Sep 2003 09:05 PDT
Are you asking about consumer prices (and then, where - in the US)?
manufacturer prices?
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Clarification of Question by
maddog1234-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 10:54 PDT
By expensive I mean per unit whether it is a tablet, syringe,
teaspoonful etc. by prescription both at pharmacies and other
specialized hospitals. I suspect the lists wouldn't differentiate
between where the consumer was picking it up. And just US prices,
thanks!
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 11:09 PDT
Hello again Maddog1234,
Unfortunately, I was not able to locate the top 50 list of most
expensive medications.
In any case here are the lists I found:
Top 10 Most Expensive Prescriptions for 2002
1. Imitrex $228.17
2. Prilosec $180.77
3. Actos $168.66
4. Prevacid $167.27
5. Advair Disku $153.29
6. Zocor $141.62
7. Nexium $139.18
8. Pravochol $130.32
9. Celebrex $126.98
10. Wellbutrin $108.75
Benefit Management/Consulting
http://www.bda.cc/News/October%20Web%20Issue.pdf
Forbes July 2003
The Most Expensive Medicines At Drugstore.com
These are the priciest prescription drugs at the popular online
pharmacy. Prices are subject to fluctuation due to negotiation, and
all are somewhat discounted.
http://www.forbes.com/2003/07/25/cx_mh_0725drugstore_print.html
I’m sorry I could not help you further.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
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