US drug company hikes price of vitamin pills by 800%
A US-based drug company Avondale Pharmaceuticals has hiked the price of Niacor, a prescription-only version of vitamin B3 pills, by 809% last month. The price of a bottle of 100 Niacor tablets has been increased from $32.46 to $295, according to reports. Another drug, SSKI, which is used to treat respiratory ailments also got a price hike of nearly 2,500%.