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Source: S. Schondelmeyer and L. Purvis, RX Price Watch Reports. The data were retrieved from the 2018 and 2019 Rx Price Watch reports: https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2019/trends-in-retail-prices-of-drugs.html 

Notes: A brand name drug is defined as a product marketed by the original holder of a new drug application (NDA) or biological license application (BLA) (or related licensees) for a given drug entity. The brand name drug market basket contains 267 drug products. A generic drug is defined as any drug product marketed by an entity other than the NDA or BLA holder or related licensees. The generic drug market basket contains 390 drug products. For the purposes of this report, specialty prescription drugs are defined as prescription drugs that are: (1) administered by injection, such as intravenous, intramuscular, sub-cutaneous, or other injection site (not including insulin); (2) a drug product approved by the FDA through a BLA (biological license application); (3) any dosage form that has a total average prescription cost greater than $1,000 per prescription; or (4) any dosage form that has a total average cost per day of therapy greater than $33 per day. The specialty drug market basket contains 115 drug products. The combined market basket is a combination of the brand name, generic, and specialty market baskets and contains 754 widely used drug products.

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