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Post by mnholdem on Aug 30, 2015 17:30:50 GMT -5
AFREZZA is available in the following configurations:
NDC 0024-5874-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 4 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5878-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5884-63, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 4 unit cartridges and 30 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5882-36, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 30 – 4 unit cartridges and 60 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5880-18, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 180 cartridges; 90 — 4 unit cartridges and 90 – 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5894-63, AFREZZA (insulin human)Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 8 unit cartridges and 30 — 12 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers
----- As long as the ordering sku is available (see the last sku on list above), a pharmacy should be able to fill a script.
I would think that there will be a PR soon that announces Sanofi's "launch" (as Hakan describes it) of the 12-Unit Afrezza cartridge, even as early as this week.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2015 17:35:01 GMT -5
I would just like to know where it is? The kids are still waiting to order it. Has anyone used one yet! Amy had posted a pic on Twitter with her 12 unit cartridge.. The irony
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Aug 30, 2015 17:42:32 GMT -5
AFREZZA is available in the following configurations: NDC 0024-5874-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 4 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5878-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5884-63, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 4 unit cartridges and 30 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5882-36, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 30 – 4 unit cartridges and 60 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5880-18, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 180 cartridges; 90 — 4 unit cartridges and 90 – 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5894-63, AFREZZA (insulin human)Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 8 unit cartridges and 30 — 12 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers ----- As long as the ordering sku is available (see the last sku on list above), a pharmacy should be able to fill a script. I would think that there will be a PR soon that announces Sanofi's "launch" (as Hakan describes it) of the 12-Unit Afrezza cartridge, even as early as this week. I wonder if it would have made more sense to simply have a box be 30 of one particular dose and simply mix and match to meet a 30 or 90 day fill. Even with 6 skus now, there are likely many patients for whom the optimal mix isn't one of the offerings.
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Post by od on Aug 30, 2015 17:58:21 GMT -5
AFREZZA is available in the following configurations: NDC 0024-5874-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 4 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5878-90, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5884-63, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 4 unit cartridges and 30 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5882-36, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 30 – 4 unit cartridges and 60 − 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5880-18, AFREZZA (insulin human) Inhalation Powder: 180 cartridges; 90 — 4 unit cartridges and 90 – 8 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers NDC 0024-5894-63, AFREZZA (insulin human)Inhalation Powder: 90 cartridges; 60 – 8 unit cartridges and 30 — 12 unit cartridges and 2 inhalers ----- As long as the ordering sku is available (see the last sku on list above), a pharmacy should be able to fill a script. I would think that there will be a PR soon that announces Sanofi's "launch" (as Hakan describes it) of the 12-Unit Afrezza cartridge, even as early as this week. I wonder if it would have made more sense to simply have a box be 30 of one particular dose and simply mix and match to meet a 30 or 90 day fill. Even with 6 skus now, there are likely many patients for whom the optimal mix isn't one of the offerings. To MNKDNYC's point, do you think SNY/MNKD did their howework on cartridge configuratins and that the current 6 satify most patient's needs? (Though I kind of like your idea if it didn't create havoc with payors.)
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Post by beardawg on Aug 30, 2015 20:19:36 GMT -5
I wonder if it would have made more sense to simply have a box be 30 of one particular dose and simply mix and match to meet a 30 or 90 day fill. Even with 6 skus now, there are likely many patients for whom the optimal mix isn't one of the offerings. I imagine it would increase the costs for packaging dramatically. It would triple the cost of boxes since it's usually a box of 90. Not to mention they would have to put an inhaler in each box, increasing inhalers to 3 per instead of 2. Or they'd have to raise the prices, which are already high.
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Post by mannmade on Aug 31, 2015 1:30:45 GMT -5
Actually I think it would make sense to package each unit dosage in a Blister Pack of Six cartridges. And then mix and match at the pharmacy and put in a Afrezza Box with a label of the units and quantity of each. Most drugs, at least pills do not come in their original package as sent to the pharmacy from the manufacturer. The prescription units, dosage, etc are hand counted by a pharmacist and then put in a plastic vial w a cap. And then a custom printed label is attached to the vial. Only difference here is using the box instead of the vial. Might actually save money in distribution as pharmacy would get whatever number of 4u, 8u and 12u blister packs they need and a supply of Afrezza boxes that the pharmacy could customize to the patient with a label.
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Post by beardawg on Aug 31, 2015 16:25:33 GMT -5
Actually I think it would make sense to package each unit dosage in a Blister Pack of Six cartridges. And then mix and match at the pharmacy and put in a Afrezza Box with a label of the units and quantity of each. Most drugs, at least pills do not come in their original package as sent to the pharmacy from the manufacturer. The prescription units, dosage, etc are hand counted by a pharmacist and then put in a plastic vial w a cap. And then a custom printed label is attached to the vial. Only difference here is using the box instead of the vial. Might actually save money in distribution as pharmacy would get whatever number of 4u, 8u and 12u blister packs they need and a supply of Afrezza boxes that the pharmacy could customize to a label. That just.might.work.
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Post by mannkindfan on Aug 31, 2015 16:54:23 GMT -5
The cartridges already have the unit numbers imprinted.
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Post by notamnkdmillionaire on Aug 31, 2015 17:37:19 GMT -5
The cartridges already have the unit numbers imprinted. So what's to stop the color blind illiterate diabetics out there from taking the wrong dose?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2015 17:45:26 GMT -5
The cartridges already have the unit numbers imprinted. So what's to stop the color blind illiterate diabetics out there from taking the wrong dose? color blind can still read lol.. whats to stop some one to inhale all the 90 cartridges?
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Post by mnholdem on Sept 1, 2015 7:09:30 GMT -5
Actually I think it would make sense to package each unit dosage in a Blister Pack of Six cartridges. And then mix and match at the pharmacy and put in a Afrezza Box with a label of the units and quantity of each. Most drugs, at least pills do not come in their original package as sent to the pharmacy from the manufacturer. The prescription units, dosage, etc are hand counted by a pharmacist and then put in a plastic vial w a cap. And then a custom printed label is attached to the vial. Only difference here is using the box instead of the vial. Might actually save money in distribution as pharmacy would get whatever number of 4u, 8u and 12u blister packs they need and a supply of Afrezza boxes that the pharmacy could customize to a label. That just.might.work. At the rate this thread is digressing, MannKind might soon have to start designing a Pez dispenser for Afrezza cartridges to make you guys happy.
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Post by ezrasfund on Sept 1, 2015 22:41:43 GMT -5
The cartridges already have the unit numbers imprinted. So what's to stop the color blind illiterate diabetics out there from taking the wrong dose? At the ASM in Danbury it was stated that the colors were chosen specifically to address the problem of color blind patients. I don't know how this green/blue/yellow combination does that, but apparently it does. And I don't think that trying to micromanage every Sanofi decision is very useful, but maybe it helps pass the time. At least it's less harmful than micromanaging the internet chatter about Afrezza.
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