Here are 10 hospitals with the highest price spikes of Naxalone from 2013 to 2014, according to a recent report by the Silicon Valley, Ca.-based Hospital Pricing Specialists. Prices represent the amount hospitals charge patients for the drug.
- Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital saw an 8,150 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $2.00 to $165.
- The Neuromedical Center Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., saw a 2,869 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $2.00 to $59.37.
- Bon Secours Baltimore Health System saw a 2,675 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $1.98 to $54.95.
- Ochsner Medical Center North Shore in Slidell, La., saw a 2,275 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $10.00 to $237.50.
- Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Md., saw a 1,919 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $1.75 to $35.33.
- Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, Ark., saw a 1,883 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $3.00 to $59.50.
- University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock saw a 1,864 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $4.30 to $84.45.
- Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore saw a 1,808 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $1.43 to $27.29.
- Sitka (Ark.) saw a 1,175 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $4.00 to $51.00.
- Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, Calif., saw a 1,056 percent increase with the price of Naloxone changing from $9.80 to $113.30.
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