# ‘Unbelievable’: Half of New Drugs Launched in 2020-2021 Cost $150,000 or More Per Year

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/unbelievable-half-of-new-drugs-launched-in-2020-2021-cost-150000-or-more-per-year/
- Published: 2022-06-10T10:00:53-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A man prepares pills for his wife on January 4, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida. Photo credit: Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images. Article by Jake Johnson. Common Dreams – June 9, 2022. Research published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA estimates that close to half of all new brand-name prescription drugs launched in the U.S. in 2020 and 2021 came with an original price tag of at least $150,000 a year, a finding that sparked fresh calls for Congress to rein in the pharmaceutical industry’s virtually unchecked power to drive up costs. […] Click here to view original web page at www.commondreams.org Related articles: New drugs come with high price tag, research finds – Axios FTC Probes Prescription Drug Middlemen as Drug Prices Soar – BioSpace Mark Cuban aims to lower prescription drug prices with online pharmacy – PBS News California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed? – The Seattle Times AARP Continues Fight for Lower Prescription Drug Prices – AARP Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio