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ACOG’s double standard on Makena: denouncing Ther-Rx but taking advertising dollars
The American Congress of OB/GYN (ACOG) initially supported Ther-Rx’s application to the FDA for Makena. When the astronomical price, a hike from $10 to $1500 a shot, was announced ACOG released this statement: ACOG is extremely concerned that women’s health … Continue reading
Making sense of the mess over Makena. Who wins and who loses?
It started in February. KV Pharmaceuticals submitted an application to the FDA to make Makena (17 hydroxyprogesterone or 17OP) an orphan drug. The application was endorsed by the March of Dimes. The actual quote from the medical director of the … Continue reading
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The March of Dimes really responds to Ther-Rx and price of Makena, well, sort of…
Today (March 23rd) Dr. Jennifer Howse of the March of Dimes (MOD) finally responded to the egregious price gouging/extortion that is Makena (17 Alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, or 17OP, newly packaged as an orphan drug). As we all know, this travesty was … Continue reading
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The longer the March of Dimes takes to act on Makena, the worse it gets
This whole Makena thing just keeps getting worse. Worse for women, because co-payments have sky rocketed and worse for the March of Dimes, whose every move proves they are just digging themselves a deeper hole. I read yesterday (March 22) … Continue reading
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Questions for the March of Dimes about Makena
The senior vice president (SVP) of marketing for the March of Dimes (MOD) reached out to me via e-mail on Monday about Makena pricing. He wanted to let me know the March of Dimes is “doing all we can to ensure access for … Continue reading
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Makena hits the market and it’s a show down at the OK corral
March 21rst. Today is the day that Makena, KV pharmaceuticals “brand” of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OP) hits the market. It’s not really a brand name drug. It has been used for a variety of indications in pregnancy since the 1950′s … Continue reading
Can 17 hydroxyprogesterone still be compounded? Yes it can!
The recent uproar over KV Pharmaceutical’s pricing of Makena, 17 alpha-hydoxyprogesterone caproate or 17OP for preterm labor, has left many wondering if Makena (and it’s $1,500 per shot/$30k per pregnancy price tage) can simply be avoided and pregnant women continue to get 17OP from compounding pharmacies (at the … Continue reading
How I would have handled the “compounding issue” with 17 hydroxyprogesterone
Both The March of Dimes and The American Congress of OB/GYN (and apparently a few other medical professional societies) supported KV Pharmaceuticals application to the FDA to be the sole manufacturer of 17 Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P), the hormone that … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone, KV Pharamceuticals. March of Dimes, Makena
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