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Ferric Gluconate Yields Cost-Savings In Hemodialysis Patients With High Ferritin And Low Tsat: Results From The Drive Studies, Laura T. Pizzi, Thomas J. Bunz, David S. Goldfarb, Daniel W. Coyne, Ajay K. Singh

College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Purpose: One third of hemodialysis patients have high serum ferritin levels and low transferrin saturation (TSAT). The purpose of this analysis was to determine the cost effectiveness of administering 1g of sodium ferric gluconate complex (SFGC: also referred to as ferric gluconate) to patients with serum ferritin >500ng/mL and TSAT ≤25% based on the Dialysis Patients Response to IV Iron with Elevated Ferritin (DRIVE) study and its 6-week observational extension (DRIVE-II). In these studies, IV iron administration resulted in reduced epoetin requirements.

Methods: Decision analysis was performed using a time horizon of 12 weeks, consistent with the combined duration of …

Resource Utilization Due To Breakthrough Pain In Patients With Chronic Painful Conditions, L. T. Pizzi, S. P. Lee, D. Richardson, N. Cobb, B. Leas, R. Toner, V. Pracilio, S. K. Ballas, A. Ashkenazi, C. T. Derk, D. Wang, E. Desousa

College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Objectives
Primary: To capture healthcare resource consumption and work loss in a population of patients with chronic pain who have pain flares from one or more non-cancer conditions.

Secondary: To explore the relationship between anxiety, depression, and pain in this population.

Perception Of Breakthrough Pain In Patients With Chronic Painful Conditions, L. T. Pizzi, S. P. Lee, D. Richardson, N. Cobb, B. Leas, R. Toner, V. Pracilio, S. K. Ballas, A. Ashkenazi, C. T. Derk, D. Wang, E. Desousa

College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Objective: To understand how patients with chronic non-cancer pain define and describe pain flares.