Part D/Prescription Drugs

Orally Administered Chemotherapy Drugs Prices Increased by 506% since 2000

In a study published in the journal JAMA Oncology, by Dr. Stacie Dusetzina, a member of the University of North Carolina’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, examined the pricing trends for orally administered cancer products from 2000 through 2014 and found the oral cancer therapies have increased in price by an astounding 506 percent since 2000. Read article here…..

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