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New Anti-Rejection Drug Saves Money, Lives
Ivanhoe, 10/16/09
A newer, less expensive drug used to prevent organ rejection has been shown to be equally as effective and safe as its more expensive counterpart. In a study researchers compared the effectiveness of two drugs used to reduce the chances of rejection in kidney and pancreas transplants: alemtuzumab, a new drug that costs about $1,000 per treatment, and rabbit antithymocyte globulin, which costs about four times as much. Both drugs are used in short–term treatment to rapidly lower the immune system and thus prevent organ rejection.
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