A brand new year and time for the Old Professor to get back to work.
Regardless what you have been told by Uncle Donny drug prices will increase this year and as an FYI for those that have to pay the piper for their meds I wan t you to know what is in store for you and your wallet….
Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications in 2026, including vaccines for COVID-19 and shingles, migraine treatments, and blockbuster cancer drugs, according to data provided to Reuters by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
The number of planned increases is up from the same point last year, when companies announced hikes on more than 250 drugs. The median increase for 2026 is about 4%, roughly in line with 2025. These figures reflect list prices before rebates or discounts negotiated with insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
The price hikes come even as the Trump administration pressures pharmaceutical companies to lower costs for patients and government programs. President Donald Trump has touted deals with 14 drugmakers to reduce prices for Medicaid and cash-paying customers, but analysts say those agreements barely dent overall spending.
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Pfizer announced the most increases, with hikes on about 80 drugs and vaccines, according to Reuters. Most are below 10%, but some stand out: Comirnaty, its COVID-19 vaccine, will rise by 15%. Paxlovid, the company’s COVID-19 antiviral, is also on the list, along with Ibrance, a breast cancer treatment, and Nurtec, a migraine pill. Hospital-administered drugs such as morphine and hydromorphone will see some of the steepest hikes, with certain formulations increasing more than four-fold.
Pfizer said in a statement that its adjustments keep average list prices below inflation and are necessary to fund research and offset rising costs.
“The modest increase is necessary to support investments that allow us to continue to discover and deliver new medicines,” the company said.
(What a bold face pile of bullshit! But elsewhere the drugs, same drugs, are cheaper….put that in your pipe and smoke it)
https://www.newsweek.com/medications-drugs-vaccines-price-increases-2026-11290128
So much for that 1500% savings that Donny promised a few months back.
You might want to read the stuff carefully and see if you may be in for a rude awakening….just a suggestion.
The new year is already started out a sucky tone.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Starmer did a deal with Trump to import drugs from the US that meant a big price hike for us in the UK. But because of the system here, the NHS has to pay the extra, which will eventually raise taxation and national insurance payments to cover the increases.
Best wishes, Pete.
Sorry you guys have to suffer as well chuq
Review with Aetna Part D shows my Eliquis – Bristol Meyers-Squib {blood pressure, A-fib, stroke, blood thinner}will drop from last year’s full $2,000 to about $1,100 this year. Looks like tier 1 and tier 2 drugs will drop a little . However, been notified Aetna Medicare supplemental will increase about $100 a month. The $2,000 drug max ups to $2,100 this year. I reached $2,000 max end of Sept this year so paid nothing for Oct, Nov, Dec meds. I paid $1.44 for ONE tomato last week. I think I’ll grow my own from seeds this year but plant in three week increments so they don’t bear all at once. Gotta play the angles any way we can.
I have not checked my so far….been too busy….Carl I have always gone my own tomatoes for those in store are tasteless….have a great day and a better year. chuq
Yeah, homegrown best
Indeed. chuq
Nothing … NOTHING … that comes out of Trump’s mouth can be considered as being truthful/accurate. No matter how he words it to seem like a “good thing”, it’s all smoke and mirrors.
You would think some would realize this by now….chuq
You would think … !
They are more stupid than I thought……chuq
He lies like others breath air…if you don’t like the way things are going, be ready to make your voice hear in November, and let’s all make sure we don’t allow a fake crisis to disrupt the midterm elections…for those who support him, wait until your first insurance premium of the year arrives…
I am with you my only concern is the tech bros that could fix the election….am I crazy? chuq
If money works then yes, you are completely right because they WILL be pouring in massive amounts to steal votes.
I am concerned about the ‘tweaking’ of machines….tech bros can be a bitchy bunch. LOL chuq
The techbros will absolutely try to fix the election. Musk literally tried to buy the Wisconsin supreme court election last year, remember? Estimates I’ve seen indicate he dumped at least $40 million of his own money into literally trying to buy votes and somehow got away with it.
The only good thing about the situation was that the people of the state got so pissed off with his antics that it caused near record turnouts at the polls and his candidate lost badly.
GF great news that you are better….I hope that anger can translate to the rest of this country. chuq