A bevy of news stories local and national have highlighted the ever-worsening situation for consumers , especially for folks who need so-called specialty drugs but also for the much larger segment of the population who use plain old generic medicines. While raising awareness is essential, mostly what we are seeing, is increased an amount of talk about the problem, but less often are suggestions being offered in the way of sustainable solutions. Shock over the price for new Hepatitis C drug Sovaldi was a wake-up call for policy makers and the public; it remains to be seen what will be prescribed as a remedy. Here’s a sampling of some more recent headlines:
Small group of specialty drugs could make up half of total pharmacy spending by 2018
Prices Soaring for Specialty Drugs, Researchers Find
Generic drug prices skyrocket in past year
Pharmacists Report Soaring Generic Drug Purchasing Prices Impacting Patients, Pharmacies
New strategies needed to curb specialty drug costs
While some in Congress have been asking why in 2014, it remains to be seen if the political will can be mustered anytime soon to secure pricing changes from Big Biopharma.
Health Watched 
Interesting articles, Joan. Not a pretty picture out there in the world of pharma, is it?Sherry From: Health Watched To: svriddick@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 12:37 PM Subject: [New post] No relief in sight for pain in the purse from Rx drug prices #yiv7474551034 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv7474551034 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv7474551034 a.yiv7474551034primaryactionlink:link, #yiv7474551034 a.yiv7474551034primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv7474551034 a.yiv7474551034primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv7474551034 a.yiv7474551034primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv7474551034 WordPress.com | healthwatcher posted: “A bevy of news stories local and national have highlighted the ever-worsening situation for consumers , especially for folks who need so-called specialty drugs but also for the much larger segment of the population who use plain old generic medicines. W” | |
Hi Sherry,
Thanks for the comments, you are quite right.
Happy New Year to you & Dennis & all!