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Medicare, Leqembi and Alzheimer's
Leqembi's vial design could result in hundreds of millions in annual Medicare waste: study
Since Leqembi is dosed based on a patient’s weight and offered in single-use vials, about 5.8% of the drug dispensed will be unused and discarded, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. That could result in $133 million to $336 million in waste per year for Medicare, the study found.
New Vial Size Could Save US Medicare Millions on Alzheimer's Breakthrough Drug Leqembi
New research suggests that Medicare could save up to 74 percent of the money lost from discarded Alzheimer's drug Leqembi or lecanemab by simply introducing a new vial size that would reduce the amount of unused medication thrown away.
Big vials of Alzheimer's drug could cost Medicare $336M
Medicare could be throwing away as much as $336 million worth of a costly Alzheimer's drug each year because the size of vials is too big, UCLA researchers estimate. Why it matters: The findings, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine,
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Australia joins EU in turning down Alzheimer's drug Leqembi
The regulator joins the EU regulator in refusing to register Leqembi, which gave similar reasons for its position on the drug ...
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Changing Alzheimer's drug vial size might save big money for Medicare
A simple tweak in available vial sizes of the breakthrough Alzheimer's drug Leqembi could save Medicare hundreds of millions ...
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Alzheimer's: Simple Drug Change Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions
Medicare could save millions of dollars every year by changing the way they package Alzheimer's medication.
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Discarded Lecanemab Leads to Medicare Drug Waste of Up to $336 Million
Lecanemab (Leqembi; Eisai/Biogen) received traditional approval from the FDA in July 2023, following an accelerated approval ...
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Experts label TGA’s decision to not register Alzheimer’s drug ‘extremely disappointing’
A much-anticipated drug that holds the promise of delaying symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease will not be available in Australia ...
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In shock move, EU panel rejects Alzheimer's drug Leqembi
The CHMP also concluded that, after 18 months of treatment, the benefit seen with
Leqembi
on CDR-SB – a 1.21-point increase with the
drug
versus a 1.66-point rise with placebo – represented a ...
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Study: Half of patients with sepsis die within 2 years
Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds.
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Alzheimer’s treatments enter a new era
An Alzheimer’s treatment from idea to market can take up to 20 years. After a long hiatus, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Kerala Man Infected With Rare Bacterial Disease, Murine Typhus; Here’s What You Should Know About It
A man from Kerala experienced severe body pain and fatigue upon seeking medical attention, he was diagnosed with rare ...
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More kids having seizures after ingesting medications, illicit drugs
The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in ...
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