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Cholesterol

May 16, 2008

Diabetes Drugs Emerge as Top Force in Drug Spending Growth

“Specialty drugs, which span many categories of treatments, were the largest contributor to drug trend last year”

Diabetes treatments are now the leading driver of prescription drug spending growth, displacing lipid-lowering drugs which fell precipitously after a decade of reigning in the top position, as generic drugs cut ... via Med Ad News

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