drug prices
What prescriptions cost
Drug prices refers to what medications cost, whether at the pharmacy counter, in hospital billing, or across the healthcare system.
The term appears constantly in political and policy debates: Drug prices in the U.S. are among the highest in the world.
Discussion typically centers on prescription drugs, especially newer treatments and brand-name medications whose costs can be prohibitive.
Rising drug prices have forced some patients to ration their insulin.
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- copayPatient's set contribution
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- genericNot brand-name
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