Pfizer, AbbVie, BMS, Teva, Sanofi, Gilead and others ring in 2021 with nearly 600 price hikes

Pharma's routine January price hikes are here once again—and not even a global pandemic seems to be slowing the number of increases. Amid ongoing scrutiny from politicians and the public, though, the level of many of the price hikes seems muted compared with previous years.

As of Sunday, drug companies large and small had raised prices on nearly 600 medicines by an average of 4.2%, GoodRx reports.