New UMaine research could help lower prescription drug costs

New UMaine research could help lower prescription drug costs

ORONO — One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription drug costs in the U.S.  Among some of the most expensive medicati…