Drugmakers Raise Prices Amid Shortages\, Recalls

Drugmakers Raise Prices Amid Shortages, Recalls

Patients and pharmacies grapple with sharply higher costs for certain generic drugs

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Drugmakers have sharply boosted prices of some older, low-cost prescription medicines amid supply shortages and recalls—in some cases, by threefold and more.

The increases are leading to higher costs for hospitals, pharmacies and patients on what are generally cheaper generic drugs, including some widely used medicines.

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