The 10 most expensive Part B drugs in 2018

A recent report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPac, listed the 10 most expensive Medicare Part B drugs in 2018. 

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They are:

  1. Eylea (Regeneron) — $2.58 billion
  2. Keytruda (Merck) — $1.81 billion
  3. Opdivo (Bristol Myers Squibb) — $1.72 billion
  4. Rituxan (Roche) — $1.70 billion
     
  5. Prolia/Xgeva (Amgen) — $1.42 billion
  6. Neulasta (Amgen) — $1.37 billion
  7. Lucentis (Genentech) — $1.22 billion
  8. Remicade (J&J) — $1.15 billion
  9. Avastin (Genentech) — $1.01 billion
  10. Herceptin (Genentech) — $823 million

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