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American Made, Cheaper Abroad: Lumigan Eyedrops. A weekly series identifying prescription drugs manufactured in America and their prices. Lumigan (bimatoprost) ophthalmic solution is used for the treatment symptoms from glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Lumigan, a product of the drug company Allergan, is manufactured in the U.S., but the price at U.S. pharmacies is about six times higher than in other countries.
IVIG is an expensive therapy and ultimately, insurers and hospitals question the use of this drug for desensitization. Is it cost-effective? Data do exist in this regard Currently, a four dose course of IVIG for a 70 kg person at 2 g/kg would cost $25 000-$26 000.However, one must compare this to the cost of maintaining patients on dialysis, which is the only other option.In the IGO2 study, the calculated cost savings was ~$300 000/patient transplanted versus those who remained on dialysis for the 5 years of the study.here were more than 300 infusions in each arm of the study using Gamimune N 10% versus placebo. Adverse events were similar in both arms of the study (24 IVIG vs. 23 placebo). The most common adverse event in the IVIG arm was headache (52% vs. 24%, p = 0.056).