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List of Cities with Most & Least Expensive Prescription Drug Prices

According to a recent research conducted by GoodRx, New York City is the most expensive city in the U.S. for prescriptions while Denver is the least expensive,

GoodRx analyzed the cash prices of the 500 most prescribed medications in 30 U.S. cities from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021.

Here are the five most expensive metro areas for prescriptions:

  1. New York City: 13.69 percent above the national average
  2. Los Angeles: 11.76 percent above the national average
  3. Little Rock/Pine Bluff, Ark.: 11.61 percent above the national average
  4. Milwaukee: 11.04 percent above the national average
  5. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Calif.: 10.01 percent above the national average

Here are the five least expensive metro areas for prescriptions:

  1. Denver: 38.31 percent below the national average
  2. Houston: 18.95 percent below the national average
  3. Detroit: 18.11 percent below the national average
  4. Atlanta: 17.7 percent below the national average
  5. Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota, Fla.: 15.79 percent below the national average.

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Dr. Oche Otorkpa PG Cert, MPH, PhD

Dr. Oche is a seasoned Public Health specialist who holds a post graduate certificate in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, an MPH, and a PhD both from Texila American University. He is a member of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK. He authored two books: "The Unseen Terrorist," published by AuthorHouse UK, and "The Night Before I Killed Addiction."
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