Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8806

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Publication type: news

Associated Press.
Prescription-Drug Sales Increase, Fueled by Medicare-Drug Benefit
Wall Street Journal 2007 Mar 13
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Full text:

U.S. prescription-drug sales rose 8.3% to $274.9 billion last year, fueled by the Medicare drug benefit, increased use of generic medicines and new treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to a new report.

This year, the pace of sales growth …