# Costs of at least 350 branded medications, including vaccines against Covid-19, shingles and cancer treatment Ibrance, will be hiked.

*biotech · news · 2025-12-31 · The Independent*

## Key points

- At least 350 branded medications will see price hikes in the U.S. starting January 1.
- This year's planned drug price increases surpass last year's announced raises on over 250 drugs.
- Pfizer is raising prices on about 80 drugs, with a 15 percent hike for Covid vaccine Comirnaty.
- Some companies announcing price cuts through White House deals are simultaneously planning January price increases.

**Companies:** Pfizer, Merck, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech
**Countries:** United States

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