Pharmaceutical companies are famous for overpricing their products,
but according to Life Extension magazine (April 2002), the
truth is even more amazing than the rumors. A 20 milligram bottle
of the popular anti-depression drug Xanax, for instance, sells for
$136.79, while the cost of the generic active ingredient tops out
at less than 3 cents, leaving a markup of 569,958 percent. That
tops Life Extension‘s list of outrageously priced drugs.
Here are the rest of the top 10 markups:
2. Prozac (20 mg) 224,973%
3. Norvasc (10 mg) 134,493%
4. Tenormin (50 mg) 80,362%
5. Prilosec (20 mg) 69,417%
6. Vasotec (10 mg) 51,185%
7. Prevacid (30 mg) 34,136%
8. Claritin (10 mg) 30,306%
9. Celebrex (100 mg) 21,712%
10. Zoloft (50 mg) 11,821%
