2010 Acute Care Drug Prices Expected to Rise 1.3%
Overall drug price inflation will be 1.3% in 2010 for acute care hospitals, according to estimates released today by Novation Pharmacy Program. The estimate, published in Irving, TX-based Novation's 2010 Drug Price Forecast, anticipates that the price change for contract products from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 will be 0.99% while noncontract products will be 1.83%.
