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Study Reveals Massive Waste with Fixed Vial Sizes

If aducanumab is approved for widespread use, discarded vials could cost Medicare enrollees as much as $605 million a year.

Study Medicare Could Waste Up To 605 M On Alzheimers Drug Vials

Aducanumab is Biogen’s expensive drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Each patient requires a different dose depending on their weight and amyloid plaque rates, but the vials only come in two sizes: 170 mg and 300 mg. Any leftover solution is discarded. A recent UPI article discussed a study, funded by The National Institutes of Health and conducted at UCLA, that explored the estimated annual waste associated with fixed vials.

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