Manufacturer price changes for brand name drugs widely used by older Americans, 2000-2003

OB/GYN News, Sept 1, 2004

Manufacturer Price Changes for Brand Name Drugs Widely Used by Older
Americans, 2000-2003

                                                   Aver. Annual
Sales Rank  Drug         Formulation              % Chg. in Price

 1          Fosamax    70-mg tablet                    5.6%
 2          Lipitor    10-mg tablet                    6.0%
 3          Plavix     75-mg tablet (90 pills)         7.8%
 4          Lipitor    20-mg tablet                    4.8%
 5          Prevacid   30-mg capsule DR                5.2%
 6          Celebrex  200-mg capsule                   4.1%
 7          Protonix   40-mg tablet                    5.4%
 8          Norvasc     5-mg tablet                    4.6%
 9          Plavix     75-mg tablet (30 pills)         7.8%
10          Norvasc    10-mg tablet                    0%
11          Nexium     40-mg capsule                   4.1%
12          Flomax      0.4-mg capsule                 7.3%
13          Actonel    35-mg tablet                    4.8%
14          Xalatan     0.01% solution                 5.4%
15          Aricept    10-mg tablet                    4.2%

Note: Based on a study of prices for nearly 200 brand name drugs most
widely used by Americans aged 50 years and older.
Source: AARP