{"id":266946,"date":"2026-01-04T15:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/266946\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:40:10","slug":"prices-set-to-rise-on-350-medicines-this-year-with-inflation-as-major-cause-wsoc-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/266946\/","title":{"rendered":"Prices set to rise on 350 medicines this year, with inflation as major cause \u2013 WSOC TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prices for at least 350 medicines are set to hike this year. <\/p>\n

That includes COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, cancer drug Ibrance, and migraine pill Nurtec. <\/p>\n

CNN reports the increase is up from 250 last year, but the median is around 4% which is in line with 2025. <\/p>\n

Drugmakers point to inflation for the hike. <\/p>\n

CNN also reports that drugmakers do plan to cut prices on around nine drugs. <\/p>\n

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