Comments on: Congress Asks GAO To Track Drug Pricing http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/11/congress-asks-gao-to-track-drug-pricing/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Adam J. Fein http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/11/congress-asks-gao-to-track-drug-pricing/#comment-446242 Adam J. Fein Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19970#comment-446242 Comparing list prices for a single product category to a computed, non-list price index for a broad basket of goods (CPI-U) is mathematically illogical. But we all know economically appropriate comparisons don't get you on the front page of the New York Times. In case Pharmalot readers are interested, I show how drug prices are less related to pharmacy profits than you might expect: http://www.drugchannels.net/2009/11/drug-prices-and-pharmacy-profits.html Adam Comparing list prices for a single product category to a computed, non-list price index for a broad basket of goods (CPI-U) is mathematically illogical. But we all know economically appropriate comparisons don’t get you on the front page of the New York Times.

In case Pharmalot readers are interested, I show how drug prices are less related to pharmacy profits than you might expect:

http://www.drugchannels.net/2009/11/drug-prices-and-pharmacy-profits.html

Adam

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