RX Drug Costs NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study out today showing that the costs of prescription drug research are considerably lower than drug companies maintain. The study, from Public Citizen, showing that true cost of developing a drug is $110 million, not the $500 million that companies universally claim.

RX Drug Costs

July 23, 200112:00 AM ET

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RX Drug Costs

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NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study out today showing that the costs of prescription drug research are considerably lower than drug companies maintain. The study, from Public Citizen, showing that true cost of developing a drug is $110 million, not the $500 million that companies universally claim.