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Generic drug costs skyrocket Bradford Era
Pharmacists are looking for answers after massive spikes in prescription drug costs. Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 12:15 am | Updated: 12:05 pm, ...
At Prizel’s Pharmacy in Olean, N.Y., owner Bob Prizel is paying 11 times what he used to for a bottle of prescription drugs.
Digoxin, a generic drug used to treat congestive heart failure, has skyrocketed in price — from $80 per one-thousand pills to $900 for the same quantity — in recent months, Prizel said.
"The prices of some of these generics have just gone ballistic, gone crazy,” Prizel said.
At St. Marys Pharmacy in Kane, pharmacists say everything from antibiotics to prescription eye drops and heart medications have increased in price exponentially over the past six months. It is the largest number of... Read Full Article >>
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