REPORT SHOWS SKYROCKETING COST FOR 20 BRAND-NAME DRUGS
"Prices for each of the 20 most-prescribed brand-name drugs for seniors have increased dramatically every year for the past five years, according to a new report released by Sen.Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) The cost of the drugs, which include brands like Advair, Crestor, Lyrica and Nexium, all increased an average of 12 percent every year for five years nearly 10-times higher than the rate of inflation, the report found."