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Overall pharmacy spending increased 2.2 percent for U.S. workers’ compensation payers in 2015 due to higher drug prices, according to a report by benefit manager Express Scripts. That overall increase was a function of 2.6 percent lower injured workers’ drug …

Spending in the U.S. on specialty drugs used to treat serious diseases is projected to increase 67 percent by the end of 2015, according to a forecast by pharmacy benefit management firm Express Scripts. Specialty medicines are those used to …