What is the dosage of Neupogen?

Neupogen is available in 4 dosages, including 0.3 mg/ml Injection 1 ml, 0.3 mg/ml Injection 1.6 ml, 0.6 mg/ml Prefilled Syringe 0.5 ml and 0.6 mg/ml Prefilled Syringe 0.8 ml

What is Neupogen made of?

Neupogen contains filgrastim which is a Leukocyte Growth Factor

How is Neupogen administered?

Neupogen is administered as a Injectable

What is Neupogen mechanism of action?

Neupogen mechanism of action is

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Neupogen

(filgrastim)

0.5 ML filgrastim 0.6 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe [Neupogen]0.8 ML filgrastim 0.6 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe [Neupogen]

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Dosage & administration

* Patients with cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy or induction and/or consolidation chemotherapy for AML
* Recommended starting dose is 5 mcg/kg/day subcutaneous injection, short intravenous infusion (15 to 30 minutes), or continuous intravenous infusion. See Full Prescribing Information for recommended dosage adjustments and timing of administration

* Patients with cancer undergoing bone marrow transplantation
* 10 mcg/kg/day given as an intravenous infusion no longer than 24 hours. See Full Prescribing Information for recommended dosage adjustments and timing of administration

* Patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell collection and therapy
* 10 mcg/kg/day subcutaneous injection
* Administer for at least 4 days before first leukapheresis procedure and continue until last leukapheresis

* Patients with congenital neutropenia
* Recommended starting dose is 6 mcg/kg subcutaneous injection twice daily

* Patients with cyclic or idiopathic neutropenia
* Recommended starting dose is 5 mcg/kg subcutaneous injection daily

* Patients acutely exposed to myelosuppressive doses of radiation
* 10 mcg/kg/day subcutaneous injection

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samples

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prior authorization

Neupogen Prior authorization resources

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Reimbursement help (FRM)

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financial assistance

Neupogen Financial assistance options

Co-pay savings program

commercial only

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Overview

Reduce patient OOP costs for drug (and occasionally for drug administration/infusion costs or drug-related test costs)

Patient benefit

A portion (or all) of patient OOP (deductible, copay), typically up to monthly and/or annual max

Patient eligibility

Patient must enroll or activate (may permit HCPs to enroll on patient’s behalf for HCP-administered drugs)
Generally, must have commercial insurance (rarely, may permit uninsured patients to use)
May never be used with government insurance

How to sign up

Cards may be downloadable digital cards or hard copies
Some pharmacos offer debit cards with pre-loaded copay benefit
Typically, available through multiple channels (e.g., rep to HCP to patient; pharmacy to patient; patient via website, Hub live agent, or copay vendor (live agent or IVR); patient and HCP via Hub enrollment form)
Some HCP-administered product programs permit HCPs to enroll on a patient’s behalf through via Hub form

Bridge program

commercial only

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Overview

Provide patient immediate access to therapy during an insurance delay (typically new starts; some may cover change in insurance)
Limited time/ fill (typically 7-30 days; some may offer additional fill for continued delay up to certain limit)

Patient benefit

100% free (outside of insurance)

Patient eligibility

HCP must enroll patient
May be limited to commercially insured patients (i.e., no government beneficiaries); some programs may allow government beneficiaries

How to sign up

Typically HCP assisted enrollment (via form)

Foundation programs

under insured

no insurance

goverment insurance

65+

Amgen Safety Net Foundation Application

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Overview

Charitable 501(c)(3) organizations provide direct cost-sharing and other support (e.g., travel, counseling) through disease-state funds to indigent patients on first-come first-served basis
These organizations may receive financial contributions from drug manaufacturers for particular disease-state funds that cannot provide funds directly to patients - the foundation must be independent/unaligned

Patient benefit

Patients apply for grants that cover a portion (or all) of their out-of-pocket costs (deductibles and co-pays) until the grant is exhausted

Patient eligibility

Patients must apply and meet eligibility criteria including income level (typically a multiple of federal poverty line), specific diagnosis, insurance status, etc.

How to sign up

Patients submit proof of out-of-pocket drug costs to charities for reimbursement