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UrduMedicare could waste up to $605 million per year on the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab if it is eventually approved for widespread use because it is supplied in vials containing fixed doses that may not be appropriate for all patients–resulting in the trashing of large volumes of unused drug
Tag: Cost
Cost, bleeding cited as major reasons for not taking newer anti-coagulant as prescribed
People who are prescribed the anti-coagulant apixaban cite six major reasons for failing to adhere to their prescriptions, including cost and potential bleeding.
Excess Costs for Obese Employees Vary Between Industries
Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some industrial sectors — including healthcare, reports a study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Study shows huge fluctuations in the cost of orthobiologics
The use of orthobiologics is a hot trend in orthopaedics, but new research from UAB shows wide variability in cost for these therapies; which is troublesome for therapies that are yet to be conclusively proven effective.