2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation and Cost Burden of Inappropriately Drawn Immunosuppression Trough Levels in the Acute Care Setting at an Academic Medical Center
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Trough drug levels in narrow therapeutic index medications, such as CNI and mTOR inhibitors are used to estimate total drug exposure. Inappropriately measured trough levels…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved Value with Individualized Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing Protocol in Renal Transplant
University of Virginia Healthsystem, Charlottesville, VA.
Medication costs represent one of the largest costs associated with transplantation. With growing pressure to reduce health care costs while maintaining excellent outcomes, this study…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Adoption of Generic Immunosuppressant Medications Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients Using the Colorado All Payer Claims Database.
Background: Substitution of generic for brand-name immunosuppressants has increased in solid organ transplantation following the expiration of brand patents. Our aim was to describe the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppressant Costs for Medicare Part D and Kidney Transplant Recipients Since the Introduction of Generic Formulations in an Incident Kidney Transplant Population.
Background: Substitution of generics (GEN) for brand name (BN) immunosuppressants (IS) has increased in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) since the introduction of GEN mycophenolate mofetil…2017 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of ApoL1 and MYH9 Genetic Polymorphisms Among the Hispanic Kidney Allograft Recipients.
Introduction: Genetic polymorphisms of Apolipoprotein 1 (ApoL1) and non-muscle heavy chain 9 (MYH9) genes are known to be strongly associated with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, HIV-associated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Here Comes the Sun: Industry's Payments to Transplant Physicians.
Background: The Open Payments Program (OPP) was implemented to publicly disclose industry payments to physicians, enabling patients to be aware of conflicts of interests. We…2015 American Transplant Congress
Opportunities in Tacrolimus Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Department of Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, NY.
Tacrolimus requires diligent therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to maintain appropriate serum concentrations after transplant. To optimize efficacy & minimize toxicity frequent levels are drawn, commonly…2015 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Post-Graduate Year 2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency Program at an Academic Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital performs a high volume of solid organ transplants each year, allowing for residents and students from many…
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