To compile its list, GoodRx examined the prices of the 500 most common prescriptions in 30 of the country’s most populous cities.
Five most expensive cities for prescription medications:
- New York City: 24 percent above the national average price
- Los Angeles: 13.7 percent above the national average price
- San Francisco: 13.6 percent above the national average price
- New Orleans: 12.3 percent above the national average price
- Milwaukee: 11.2 percent above the national average price
Five least expensive cities for prescription medications:
- Denver: 36.5 percent below the national average price
- Salt Lake City: 21.6 percent below the national average price
- Houston: 20.7 percent below the national average price
- Atlanta: 20 percent below the national average price
- Dallas: 15.5 percent below the national average price
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