Most expensive drugs

Drug manufacturers reported their list prices, which do not include discounts or rebates, as of the first quarter 2019 to California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

Drug
Manufacturer
Latest price Change
Ativan Tablets 1mg 1,000s
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America $32,336.20 $25,461.16
or +370.34% since 2014
Xenazine 25.0mg. 112 Tablets
Lundbeck $28,198.58 $17,165.17
or +155.57% since 2014
LEU TechneLite* (Technetium Tc99m Generator)
Lantheus Medical Imaging $26,203.96 $8,346.90
or +46.74% since 2015
Afinitor* Disperz 5mg
Novartis $15,706.71 $7,610.94
or +94.01% since 2014
Hetlioz 20 mg capsules; bottles of 30
Vanda Pharmaceuticals $15,701.35 $8,682.10
or +123.69% since 2015
Quadramet (Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam Injection)
Lantheus Medical Imaging $15,217.64 $7,223.64
or +90.36% since 2015
Sprycel (dasatinib)* 50 MG Tablet, Bottle of 60 Tablets
Bristol-Myers Squibb $15,187.87 $5,742.45
or +60.80% since 2014
Tasigna 50mg
Novartis $14,735.62 $1,091.53
or +8.00% since 2019
Sabril 500mg. 100 Tablets
Lundbeck $14,611.73 $8,975.63
or +159.25% since 2014

* Notes