Its getting dirty: PB van Tercica!!!!
Tercica, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRCA) today provided a price comparison of its product, Increlex(TM) (mecasermin (rDNA origin) injection) to IPLEX(TM) (mecasermin rinfabate (rDNA origin) injection) for treatment of patients with growth failure due to severe primary IGF-1 deficiency (Primary IGFD).
"Increlex is priced, on average, at approximately half the cost of the competing IGF-1 replacement therapy. We believe this gives Increlex a strong price advantage with payers, physicians and patients, as they consider their options for the long-term treatment of severe Primary IGFD," said Chris E. Rivera, senior vice president of commercial operations.
The following price comparison of Increlex(TM) and IPLEX(TM) is based on the highest daily dose of each product approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as safe and effective, which is 0.12 mg/kg twice daily for Increlex(TM) and 2.0 mg/kg once daily for IPLEX(TM):
Annual Cost of Therapy
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Weight of Child Increlex(TM)(a) IPLEX(TM)(b)
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10 kg $12,319 $32,850
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15 kg $18,478 $32,850
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20 kg $24,638 $32,850
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25 kg $30,797 $65,700
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30 kg $36,956 $65,700
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35 kg $43,116 $65,700
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40 kg $49,275 $98,550
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Source: First Data Bank, Tercica analysis
(a) Based on Increlex's(TM) multi-use 40 mg vial and an average
wholesale price per vial of $562.50.
(b) Based on IPLEX's(TM) single-use 36 mg vial and an average
wholesale price per vial of $90.00. IPLEX's(TM) price is
determined by the number of vials required for dosing (i.e., one
vial of IPLEX(TM) per day for children weighing up to 18 kg; two
vials of IPLEX(TM) per day for children weighing more than 18 kg
and up to 36 kg; three vials of IPLEX(TM) per day for children
weighing more than 36 kg and up to 54 kg.)
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