hrp0082p3-d2-852 | Growth (3) | ESPE2014

Evaluation of Potential Waste of GH Across Available GH Pen Devices and an Electronic GH Delivery Device

Locklear JC , Edwards NC , Phillips AL

Background: Several somatropin products are available as pen and electronic devices. When administering the last dose from a device, patients may have an insufficient amount of GH remaining for a full dose.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this analysis was to estimate the potential GH waste per patient with pen devices and the easypod® device, and to quantify the potential economic impact of expected GH waste from patient and health c...