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AARP: Retail Rx price growth outpaces inflation

December 8, 2017 by Chain Drug Review AARP, AARP Public Policy Institute, Debra Whitman, Leigh Purvis, prescription drug retail pricing, retail prices for prescription drugs, Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Older Americans, Rx Price Watch Report Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WASHINGTON — Retail prices for prescription drugs widely used by older Americans have risen more than 50 times faster than the inflation rate, an AARP analysis found. For 768 prescription drugs commonly used by older adults, retail prices surged an average of 6.4% in 2015, outpacing the general inflation rate of 0.1%, according to the

Branded drug prices jumped last year, AARP says

December 14, 2016 by Chain Drug Review AARP, AARP Public Policy Institute, brand-name drug pricing, branded prescription drugs, Debra Whitman, Leigh Purvis, retail prices of brand name prescription drugs, Rx Price Watch Report Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Supplier News

WASHINGTON — Retail prices for 268 branded prescription drugs widely used by older Americans climbed by an average of 15.5% in 2015, according to a new report by the AARP Public Policy Institute. AARP said Wednesday that the gain in branded drug prices was nearly 130 times faster than the 0.1% inflation rate and marked