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[ ]pegfilgrastim accounts for more than 5% of the total cost of cancer care in the OCM - a remarkable figure for a supportive drug The authors estimated that this resulted in a potential cost savings of between $500,000 and $1 7 million per 100 patients treated, with reductions in out-of-pocket costs for women, especially for those without commercial insurance, compared with the previously accepted standard of care Since biosimilar introduction, the reimbursement rate has fallen by $93 per year
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