Hospira, Inc., the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and
infusion technologies, has introduced paricalcitol injection, a generic
version of AbbVie's Zemplar. Hospira obtained US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval of paricalcitol on October 21 and launched
the product November 1.
Hospira's paricalcitol - available in three multi-dose vial configurations - is approved for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hyperparathyroidism contributes to the development of metabolic bone disease.
Sterile use of multi-dose vials can reduce waste because the vial's entire contents can be utilized over time, as opposed to single-dose vials, which require clinicians to discard the unused volume of solution after drawing up the patient's specific dose. The current branded drug offers only one of three sizes as a multi-dose configuration.
Hospira's paricalcitol - available in three multi-dose vial configurations - is approved for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hyperparathyroidism contributes to the development of metabolic bone disease.
Sterile use of multi-dose vials can reduce waste because the vial's entire contents can be utilized over time, as opposed to single-dose vials, which require clinicians to discard the unused volume of solution after drawing up the patient's specific dose. The current branded drug offers only one of three sizes as a multi-dose configuration.
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