Pharmacoeconomic review report: Lixisenatide (Adlyxine) (Sanofi-aventis Canada Inc.)
Lixisenatide (Adlyxine) is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients uncontrolled on basal insulin with or without oral glucose-lowering agents. The starting dose is 10 mcg once daily for 14 days, then increased to 20 mcg once dail...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ottawa (ON)
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
2017, December 2017
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Series: | CADTH common drug review
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Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Lixisenatide (Adlyxine) is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients uncontrolled on basal insulin with or without oral glucose-lowering agents. The starting dose is 10 mcg once daily for 14 days, then increased to 20 mcg once daily. It is supplied as a solution in a pre-filled injector pen for subcutaneous administration in strengths of 0.05 mg/mL and 0.1 mg/mL, delivering 14 doses of 10 mcg per dose or 20 mcg per dose. The submitted price of lixisenatide is $56.98 per injector pen (regardless of strength) or $1,486 annually |
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Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (28 pages) illustrations |