This statistic displays the prcie per unit of the ten drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017. The figures are based on data from 1,800 community hospitals organized in two GPOs (group purchasing organizations). Within these GPOs, Activase - also known under its generic name alteplase - was the drug on which the most money was spent. The per unit price of Activase stood at 4,143 U.S. dollars that year.
Per unit price of drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017
(in U.S. dollars)
* Indicates that the medication is an orphan drug and thus receives additional patent protections under the Orphan Drug Act.
** The biosimilar for Enbrel is not available for purchase due to an ongoing legal dispute.
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American Hospital Association, & National Opinion Research Center. (January 15, 2019). Per unit price of drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994436/leading-drugs-by-us-community-hospital-spending-per-unit-price/
American Hospital Association, und National Opinion Research Center. "Per unit price of drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994436/leading-drugs-by-us-community-hospital-spending-per-unit-price/
American Hospital Association, National Opinion Research Center. (2019). Per unit price of drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994436/leading-drugs-by-us-community-hospital-spending-per-unit-price/
American Hospital Association, and National Opinion Research Center. "Per Unit Price of Drugs with The Highest Spending by U.S. Community Hospitals in 2017 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994436/leading-drugs-by-us-community-hospital-spending-per-unit-price/
American Hospital Association & National Opinion Research Center, Per unit price of drugs with the highest spending by U.S. community hospitals in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994436/leading-drugs-by-us-community-hospital-spending-per-unit-price/ (last visited June 03, 2020)
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