The Most Expensive American Drugs

The cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. have been the subject of debate from a presidential level to a household level. Whatever someone’s view on healthcare and insurance, we can’t deny that prescription drug prices are rising.

The rise is demonstrated on this graphic from NY Requirements. They collected data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to determine which drugs have seen the largest increase in price. These are the drug prices that increased the most from 2022 to 2023:

1. Vasopressin (Diabetes insipidus): 3,558.33%
2. Divigel (Menopause): 3,022.22%
3. Fludarabine (Blood cancers): 2,387.27%
4. Fluconazole (Antifungal): 1,100.85%
5. Azathioprine (Organ rejection): 900.00%
6. Chlordiazepoxide / Clidinium bromide (Stomach and bowel issues): 697.07%
7. Valsartan / Hydrochlorothiazide (High blood pressure): 329.50%
8. Sodium acetate (Low sodium): 293.29%
9. Indomethacin (Pain): 255.92%
10. Ipratropium bromide/albuterol (Lung diseases): 254.55%

As you can see, these drugs are either for common afflictions like diabetes and menopause symptoms or for life-threatening diseases like cancer.