Hydrocodone-acetaminophen (generic Vicodin) is the most frequently prescribed drug in Medicaid from 2014 to 2015, according to a new issue brief released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The top five most costly drugs to Medicaid currently include three specialty medications, all antivirals and all manufactured by Gilead: the hepatitis C drugs sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni), and the HIV combination therapy tenofovir disoproxil-emtricitabine (Truvada),
Specialty drugs