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Thursday, November 15, 2007
 
 
•  IVIG Supply Index •  MyFluVaccine Orders  
•  Albumin Supply Index •  VariZIG IND Prepositioning  
•  FFF News •  Subscribe to IG Living  
•  In the News •  Current CMS IVIG Rates  
•  Open Market Pricing    
 
  New Hospital Outpatient Reimbursement Rules for IVIG
 
 
 
IVIG Supply Index


IVIG Supply Index represents FFF's aggregate inventory of all IVIG products for all our customers who have established product allocations with us (not individual or group allocations). Red represents 21 days supply or less, yellow is 22 to 29 days, green is 30 days supply or more.

   
 
 
Albumin Supply Index
Albumin Supply Index represents FFF's aggregate inventory of Albumin for all our customers who have established product allocations with us (not individual or group allocations). Red represents 21 days supply or less, yellow is 22 to 29 days, green is 30 days supply or more.
 

FFF Reduces Risk for Flu Vaccine Providers

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Protect patients from influenza now, without the risks of running out of vaccine or having unused doses.

This distribution innovation is intended to help reduce the financial burden on vaccine providers and, consequently, encourage every possible effort to meet the CDC guidelines* for vaccination throughout the flu season.

FFF's unprecedented 100% returnable product policy includes any orders placed with FFF Enterprises for Novartis Vaccines FLUVIRIN® Influenza Virus Vaccine 10-dose vials and pre-filled syringes under the following conditions:

  • Applies to Novartis Vaccines FLUVIRIN® Influenza Virus Vaccines purchased directly with FFF for delivery on or after Tuesday, October 16, 2007.
  • Returns will be accepted of all unopened, full vials and unopened, full packages of pre-filled syringes that meet our standard return goods criteria, including product that has been properly handled and stored to assure maintenance of its integrity. Such returns will be accepted through April 15, 2008.

Please note: FLUVIRIN® 10-dose vials are available now for next-day delivery.  FLUVIRIN® is indicated for patients 4 years of age and older, allowing you to treat the majority of your patients with one product brand. 90-day payment terms will be established for all new FLUVIRIN® orders.

Place your 100% returnable order today for next-day delivery by calling FFF’s Wow! Customer Care Team at
800-843-7477.

*From the CDC: Vaccination efforts should continue throughout the season, because the duration of the influenza season varies, and influenza might not appear in certain communities until February or March. Providers should offer influenza vaccine routinely, and organized vaccination campaigns should continue throughout the influenza season, including after influenza activity has begun in the community. Vaccine administered in December or later, even if influenza activity has already begun, is likely to be beneficial in the majority of influenza seasons. The majority of aduIts have antibody protection against influenza virus infection within 2 weeks after vaccination.

 

From the Houston Chronicle
Save a Little, but Lose Big Online

From abc7News.com
IVIG Intravenous Therapy a Life Saver for Many

From Chicago Daily Herald
Five Reasons to Get a Flu Shot (Other Than the Obvious One)

From CSL Behring
L-Proline Stabilizer Used in the Intravenous Immunoglobulin Product Privigen® Shows No Neurological Side Effects Compared with Currently Used Stabilizers

From sanofi-aventis
Sanofi Pasteur Initiated Phase II Trial of Cell Culture-based Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

From CMS.gov
Medicare Final Rule Announces 2008 Physician Fees and Reforms for Accurate Payments and Quality

From WCBS-TV New York
What's in the Bottle? Your Pharmacy Might Not Know

From CDC
Nation′s Influenza Vaccine Supplies Continue to Increase;
CDC Advises Broadening of Vaccination Efforts

 
      
 
 
  Albumin All Sizes Varies  
 
 
 
 
  Carimune NF All Sizes $57.50/gm  
  Flebogamma 5% DIF All Sizes $68.90/gm  
  Gammagard Liquid All Sizes $71.90/gm  
  Gammagard S/D All Sizes $67.40/gm  
  Gamunex All Sizes $71.90/gm  
  Octagam All Sizes $68.90/gm  
 
 
 
 
  All Hyperimmunes All Sizes Varies  
 
 
 
 
- Hyperimmune
- Immune Globulin
- Factor
- Injectable Influenza
 
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Flebogamma injection:
  $65.146/gm
Gammagard liquid injection:
  $62.706/gm
Gamunex injection:
  $64.728/gm
Immune globulin powder:
  $54.30/gm
Octagam injection:
  $67.008/gm
  Effective through
December 31, 2007
 
 
 
Manufacturer/Product
Apotex
  - HepaGam B
Baxter
  - WinRho SDF liquid
CSL Behring
 

- CytoGam
- Rhophylac

Genzyme
  - Thymoglobulin
Massachusetts
Public Health Biologic
Laboratories
  - BabyBIG
sanofi pasteur
  - Imogam Rabies-HT
Talecris
  - HyperHEP B S/D
- HyperRAB S/D
- HyperRHO S/D
- HyperTET S/D
 
 
 
   
   
  New Hospital Outpatient Reimbursement Rules for IVIG  
 

On November 1, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rules for the physician fee schedule and the hospital outpatient fee schedule for IVIG. The new rules are effective January 1, 2008.

Physician's office: IVIG will continue to be reimbursed at ASP + 6%, and the pre-administration fee will continue at the current rate of $71 per infusion under the current HCPCS billing code G0332.

Hospital Outpatient: Reimbursement for all Part B drugs under ASP, including IVIG, will be reduced from ASP + 6% to ASP + 5%. The IVIG pre-administration fee will be reduced from the current rate of $75 per infusion to $37 per infusion. Additionally, the pre-administration HCPCS code GO332 will be replaced by a new clinical code for drug pre-administration-related services: APC 0430.

CMS has proposed for 2009 reducing all Part B drugs, including IVIG, to ASP + 3%.

 
 
 

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