| Data From Ortho Biotech Sponsored Studies To Be Presented At National Kidney Foundation 2008 Spring Clinical Meetings
Data from five studies sponsored by Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. will be presented at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2008 Spring Clinical Meetings from April 2 - 6, 2008; three utilization studies involve PROCRIT® (Epoetin alfa).
The data include studies that compare drug utilization patterns and costs of PROCRIT® (EPO) and darbepoetin alfa (DARB), evaluate medical costs related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hypertension or diabetes, and show the impact on hemoglobin (Hb) control using a software-based management tool. These retrospective analyses used data from actual clinical practice.
Data on Drug Utilization Patterns and Costs of Epoetin Alfa and Darbepoetin Alfa
Abstract: Assessment of Drug Utilization Patterns and Costs for Erythropoietic Stimulating Agents in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Patrick Lefebvre, M.A., Groupe d'analyse, Ltée, Montréal, Québec, Canada
A retrospective analysis of medical claims was conducted using the Ingenix Impact National Managed Care Database to examine recent EPO and DARB treatment patterns and corresponding drug costs in newly-initiated CKD patients treated with EPO (n=1,110) or DARB (n=723) not receiving dialysis.bMean cumulative dose was used to calculate drug costs based on October 2007 wholesale acquisition unit prices.
: Enough with the one and only! :
The Kurdish homeland has been invaded and occupied by those who consider themselves as the one and only. Throughout the history many invaders have occupied other people's land and many natives have left their homeland because of its occupation. A complete review of invasions is beyond the scope of this essay or the attention of many readers. Since all invasion and occupations have some common themes, the analysis of a fictional or red one might give insight into the real ones. Upon arriving in Redland we, the whites, claimed the new frontier was ours forever. The red natives had a strange understanding of property ownership. They believed the land is owned temporarily on a first come first serve basis and returns to the community later. The natives expected their adult offspring to take care of themselves as soon as they could instead of becoming spoiled by inheritance without sweat.
Heating pains: Aid still available to offset high cost of staying warm in the Granite State
From piling on extra sweaters to closing off rooms to cranking up wood stoves and space heaters, New Hampshire residents remain locked in a bitter battle against crushing home heating costs and a winter that won't acknowledge spring. "It's hard. Very hard," said Lillian Provencher, a 72-year-old widow who lives alone in Bedford. "I lived here all my life. I paid taxes all my life. And what I get in fuel assistance doesn't even pay for a full tank of oil,'' said Provencher, a retired home-care provider and clothing mill worker. "Pretty soon, it's going to be between medicine and oil." The $525 Provencher said she received in fuel assistance this winter bought a mere 168 gallons, hardly topping the halfway mark on her tank. She paid for the remainder of her oil from her pension and Social Security or, if need be, her savings.
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