Psoriasis drugs don't come cheap

It’s become increasingly more expensive to treat psoriasis: Wholesale, or list, prices for these drugs have been rising steadily and substantially. The most notable increase is the dermatology drug Cimzia, which cost just under $40,000 when it was approved 11 years ago. Last year, it cost more than $94,000, STAT’s Ed Silverman writes.

“Most of these drugs have a list price that works out to more than $5,000 a month and with the changes in health care coverage, a lot of people who have high-deductible plans will have to pay that much to get the first dose of a drug,” said Laura Ferris, a co-author of a study on the issue. “The problem for many is their cost is based on list price.”