Aerosolized ribavirin: the most expensive drug for pneumonia

R. F. Chemaly; S. L. Aitken; C. R. Wolfe; R. Jain; M. J. Boeckh

doi:10.1111/tid.12551

Aerosolized ribavirin: the most expensive drug for pneumonia

R. F. Chemaly, S. L. Aitken, C. R. Wolfe, R. Jain, M. J. Boeckh

Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	634-636
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12551
State	Published - Aug 1 2016

Keywords

average wholesale price
cost
hematologic malignancy
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
pediatrics
respiratory syncytial virus

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Infectious Diseases
Transplantation

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