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Post by mnholdem on Jul 13, 2017 11:41:26 GMT -5
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Post by madog365 on Jul 13, 2017 11:45:14 GMT -5
mnkd.proboards.com/thread/8137/drop-subscription-service-afrezzaBesides the potential tie-in to One Drop IMO the problems with refill rate can be broken down into 3 categories: - 1. People who do not titrate correctly, and therefore afrezza does not work for them.
- 2. People who like afrezza but cannot continue using it due to insurance problems and cannot afford out of pocket costs.
- 3. People who use afrezza sparingly ONLY for as needed corrections, they would not need refills for many months.
Group number 3 is actually really popular and I've seen many people online posting that they love afrezza just for this use case. Monopacks could be a popular way to grow the number of people who try afrezza in this group at a lower cost for the product than buying the full titration pack. Of course over time as this group gets more comfortable with afrezza they are also much more likely to convert to full time users.
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Post by mnholdem on Jul 13, 2017 11:56:09 GMT -5
madog365
You wrote, "I believe the Afrezza Monopacks will be addressed for this audience" in regard to the idea of a subscription service for Afrezza patients, but you didn't describe exactly what an Afrezza Monopack is...any idea?
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Post by madog365 on Jul 13, 2017 11:58:55 GMT -5
See above for my thoughts of who it's for but I beleive monopack will be a single afrezza disposable inhaler packaging - with a specified amount of doses. Good for one time use or a few times use for people who use it for FAST bs corrections.
edit: Also if monopack needs a prescription and contains less afrezza than our current packaging - it will increase TRX but with it we will see revenue per rx drop as well.
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Post by thall on Jul 13, 2017 15:29:34 GMT -5
I would guess it's a designation for boxes that are strictly one dose -- like a box of just 4U doses. So a physician could write for a "titration pak" or a "monopak" of 4U. |
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Post by agedhippie on Jul 13, 2017 18:13:53 GMT -5
It may be easier to prescribe as a monopak since it isn't being sold as a mealtime insulin, but rather as a rescue dose.
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Post by sayhey24 on Jul 13, 2017 19:30:44 GMT -5
My understanding is this is the packaging for the hospitals as some large hospital groups are rumored to have an interest in afrezza. As Aged points out it can also be used for rescue dosing. Every EMT should be carrying it.
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Post by agedhippie on Jul 13, 2017 21:43:21 GMT -5
My understanding is this is the packaging for the hospitals as some large hospital groups are rumored to have an interest in afrezza. As Aged points out it can also be used for rescue dosing. Every EMT should be carrying it. I was thinking more of personal rescue dosing, not real rescue dosing An EMT is not going to administer insulin for real hyperglycemia - you stand an excellent chance of dropping the patients potassium level through the floor and collapsing their circulation which may well kill them. The focus of the EMT in these circumstances is to get you to hospital ASAP, not to treat you. Treating hyperglycemic patients is a delicate exercise. |
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Post by sweedee79 on Jul 13, 2017 23:23:54 GMT -5
IMO it may just be what they are calling the new packaging where you can buy boxes of 4, 8 or 12 unit... rather than the combo pack they have had in the past.. new pkging will be way easier to prescribe and customize for each patient. |
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Post by madog365 on Jul 25, 2017 11:39:11 GMT -5
why was my post deleted?
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Post by liane on Jul 25, 2017 11:45:32 GMT -5
Because it has nothing to do with this thread. Please stay on topic. |
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Post by peppy on Jul 25, 2017 13:40:00 GMT -5
a monopack sounds great for a hospital application?
here is a picture of the demopack. Heh. 1 inhaler and 3 Empty cartridges. 
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