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Drugmakers raised the list prices of more than 800 prescription drugs for blood pressure, cancer and other conditions by a median 4% at the start of this year. The modest size of the annual increases could help companies avoid criticism of gouging from President Trump while seeking his administration’s support for such priorities as taking aim at the rebates given to middlemen and altering a federal program providing discounts to certain hospitals. Last year’s median price increase was 4.5%.