| Literature DB >> 27214684 |
R F Chemaly1, S L Aitken2, C R Wolfe3, R Jain4, M J Boeckh5,6.
Abstract
Dramatic, overnight cost increases of important orphan and generic medications have recently come under public and government scrutiny. We highlight the case of aerosolized ribavirin, an important antiviral agent in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation which, because of substantial price increases, may now cost more than the transplant procedure itself.Entities:
Keywords: average wholesale price; cost; hematologic malignancy; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; pediatrics; respiratory syncytial virus
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27214684 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12551
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transpl Infect Dis ISSN: 1398-2273 Impact factor: 2.228