...one prescribed medication, the average number of prescribed medications was 20.3 per individual. ] Between 1980 and 1989, prescription drug prices rose...average prescription drug prices rose by 8.7 percent. The rate of increase in prescription drug prices between 1980 and 1989 (128%) is striking in that it...

...prescription drug prices rose by 128 percent compared with an increase in the general inflation rate of just over 50 percent. In 1989 alone, when the overall...by 8.7 percent. High prices, heavy utilization, and the absence of affordable coverage in the private "medigap" marketplace have converged to make prescription...

...prices rose by 128 percent compared with an increase in the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) of about 50 percent. In 1989 alone, when the overall rate of...average prescription drug prices rose by 8.7 percent. As drug prices continue to climb, access to affordable drug therapies shrinks. The undesirable result...