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 Thursday                     for MCOL Members                                               April 10, 2008   

Monthly Cost Sharing for the Top Ten Brand-Name Drugs in National Plans, 2008
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Monthly Cost Sharing for the Top Ten Brand-Name Drugs in National Plans, 2008
Drug Name Minimum Cost Sharing Maximum Covered Cost Sharing Maximum Uncovered Cost
Actonel $20 $74  
Aricept $20 $107  
Diovan $14 $58 $70
Fosamax $18 $45 $80
Lipitor $19 $74 $95
Nexium $20 $51 $146
Plavix $20 $80  
Prevacid $20 $51 $201
Protonix $20 $107 $146
Zetia $20 $45  

Data Source: Hargrave et al. analysis of data on pricing from the CMS Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder on Medicare.gov, 2008, for the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Publication: Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Ten Most Common Brand-Name Drugs, Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2008. http://www.kff.org/medicare/7749.cfm

 
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