TY - JOUR
T1 - Tales from the wild west of US drug pricing
T2 - The case of intravenous acetaminophen
AU - Poeran, Jashvant
AU - Babby, Jason
AU - Rasul, Rehana
AU - Mazumdar, Madhu
AU - Memtsoudis, Stavros G.
AU - Reich, David L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - This article aims to discuss and provide insight into the effects of the increased use and price (from $12.43 to $35.40 in 2014) of intravenous acetaminophen, which has rapidly gained acceptance in the field of perioperative medicine. Overall use and characteristics are described for selected surgeries with absolute use particularly high in orthopedic surgeries associated with substantial costs (up to an additional $160,000 per year per hospital for just orthopedic use). The availability of large-scale data on costs and use of intravenous acetaminophen in the United States will greatly benefit the ongoing discussions on its place in current practice.
AB - This article aims to discuss and provide insight into the effects of the increased use and price (from $12.43 to $35.40 in 2014) of intravenous acetaminophen, which has rapidly gained acceptance in the field of perioperative medicine. Overall use and characteristics are described for selected surgeries with absolute use particularly high in orthopedic surgeries associated with substantial costs (up to an additional $160,000 per year per hospital for just orthopedic use). The availability of large-scale data on costs and use of intravenous acetaminophen in the United States will greatly benefit the ongoing discussions on its place in current practice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942933568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000231
DO - 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000231
M3 - Article
C2 - 25811872
AN - SCOPUS:84942933568
SN - 1098-7339
VL - 40
SP - 284
EP - 286
JO - Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
JF - Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
IS - 3
ER -