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Is the RotaTeq Vaccine Cost Effective As We Rein In Healthcare Costs? by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 14 May 2009 1:07pm By Kim Stagliano As President Obama looks at revamping out of control health care costs in The United States, this study calls into question the cost of RotaTeq, Dr. Paul Offit's rotavirus vaccine (from Merck) which is on the AAP... Read on »

Is the RotaTeq Vaccine Cost Effective As We Rein In Healthcare Costs? by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 14 May 2009 12:00am Med. 2007 Oct;12(5):153. Cost-effectiveness and potential impact of rotavirus vaccination in the United States. Widdowson MA, Meltzer MI, Zhang X, Bresee JS, Parashar UD...: In February 2006, a safe, efficacious, orally administered pentavalent human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine was licensed and recommended for routine immunization of all children Read on »

Few Receive the Shingles Vaccine Because of Cost to Doctors by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 26 May 2010 3:47pm It’s a classic good-news, bad-news story. The vaccine against shingles, already shown to be effective, is both safe and well-tolerated, researchers found after following more than 38,000 participants in the randomized trial that led to the 2006 approval of the vaccine. On the other hand, few people are getting the vaccine, and for a variety Read on »

Vaccine cost and veterinary profits: The price of protection by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Mon 29 Dec 2008 5:53pm “A rabies shot costs $30? I bet you buy that vaccine from the manufacturer for $3. So you want to charge me a 1000% markup.Seriously?” This outburst was brought to you by one smart-cookie client from last week. She’d worked for a veterinarian in the past so she’d always received her vaccines at cost. She new what a lot of you don’t know Read on »

HPV Vaccination Is Not Cost-Effective in the Netherlands by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 03 Jul 2009 3:43pm From Medscape Medical News Roxanne Nelson July 2, 2009 — Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is not cost-effective in the Netherlands, even under... effects. According to a report published online July 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, in order for the HPV vaccine to become cost-effective among Dutch women Read on »

The Shingles Vaccination Out of Reach for Most – Cost, Red Tape for Compensation and Physician Worries About Safety by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Jun 2010 1:17pm and administer the vaccine in their offices; many, however, eventually stop because they can no longer afford to provide the immunizations. “If you have one out of 10 people who doesn... confirmed that the vaccine has few side effects; rather, they were concerned about patient cost. Although only one dose is required, the vaccination costs $160 to $195 per dose Read on »

HPV Vaccine for Boys Not Cost Effective by k Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Oct 2009 10:01pm are wondering if it’s cost effective to even vaccinate the boys and men. For example, if all eligible girls are vaccinated, what is the point of vaccinating the boys? If they can... Post from: Blisstree HPV Vaccine for Boys Not Cost Effective Read on »

PEDIATRICIANS QUESTION INVENTORY COSTS OF VACCINES by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 27 Jun 2008 3:05am Break out your hankies! Your pediatrician is going crazy, and quite possibly broke, trying to stock the "plethora" of vaccines now mandated by AAP. Gollygeewillickers! Sounds a lot like those of us in the autism world. And now that parents... Read on »

Low cost vaccine “clinics” for pets rile the veterinary set by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 9:56am , runs a tight ship and offers avenues for redress in the event of corporate liability. There's no comparison. Offering free or very low cost vaccines to the poor? It's a MUST... Would you take your pet to one of those in-front-of-the-supermarket vaccine clinics charging less than your vet does for basic vaccines? You might not. You’re not likely Read on »

The vaccine debate has a real cost by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 31 Mar 2009 11:39pm Of course, this isn’t news. But usually the cost is characterized in the danger to public health. What about the cost to people with autism? Here’s a blog post from... this came at the cost of research on more worthwhile topics, such as how to expand treatment services to low-income families — a project for which she was hoping to be funded Read on »