Beyond COVID-19 Spending Growth, Biosimilars Slowed Growth In Other Categories

IQVIA Finds Non-COVID Drug Spending Up Just 5%

The COVID-19 windfall meant a 12% rise in spending on medicines in the US in 2021 versus 2020, but just 5% excluding COVID, which is expected to fall to 1%-4% compound annual growth through 2026.

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IQVIA's Institute for Human Data Science released its drug spending report for 2022 • Source: Shutterstock

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