To put these data in perspective, we proposed adding a single new vial size for each of 18 of the 20 drugs in our analysis (and none for the other two); the average Medicare reimbursement for the ...

Baxter International Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new 4000 IU dosage strength of ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Plasma/Albumin-Free ...

In a blogpost on Health Affairs, 2 economists have challenged the claim made by researchers that packaging expensive, patented chemotherapy drugs into multiple vial sizes could reduce wastage and ...

Pharmaceuticals are often dosed according to patient weight or body size which means that a dose must be individually measured. In a new study, lead author Anthony Hatswell of Delta Hat Limited ...

The standard vial size for some drugs may contain enough of the active ingredient for a large person, but a significant amount ends up being wasted during the treatment of a smaller person.