Renal Business Today - Kidney Patients

Medicaid outpatient drug spending doubled in five years

WASHINGTON—Medicaid spending for outpatient prescription drugs more than doubled between 1997 and 2002, according to a recent study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More

May 2, 2006

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

High gas prices a burden for dialysis patients

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The American Kidney Fund is spending more money this year to help patients get to dialysis treatment because of rising gasoline prices, the organization said May 2. ...More

May 2, 2006

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Bristol-Myers takes Tequin off the market

WASHINGTON —Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will stop making and selling the antibiotic Tequin because of its effects on blood sugar levels, the Washington Post reported May 1. ...More

May 1, 2006

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More Than 500 Patients Using NxStage Machine

LAWRENCE , Mass. —NxStage Medical Inc. announced May 1 it now has more than 500 patients using its System One machine for home hemodialysis. ...More

May 1, 2006

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Roche Submits European Marketing Application for CERA

BASEL, Switzerland—Swiss-drugmaker Roche said it submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for CERA in the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease. ...More

April 28, 2006

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FDA OKs Medtronic’s insulin pump

MINNEAPOLIS—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on April 13 Medtronic’s MiniMed Paradigm Real-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for diabetics. ...More

April 13, 2006

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

FDA clears NxStage product to produce dialysate at home

LAWRENCE, Mass.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave NxStage Ltd. clearance April 12 to market its PureFlow SL product, which prepares high purity dialysate from ordinary tap water in the dialysis patient’s home. ...More

April 6, 2006

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

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