Journal: Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series

Article Title: Continuous Monitoring of Glucose for Type 1 Diabetes: A Health Technology Assessment

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Figure Lengend Snippet: Annual Costs of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Pump a

Article Snippet: Daily and Annual Costs of Diabetes Treatment Supplies a Table A14: Product Annual Cost Description Standalone CGM Dexcom G4 Platinum Receiver $700 1 unit ($700 per unit) Transmitters $1,300 2 units ($650 per unit, replaced every 6 months) Sensors $4,420 52 units ($85 per unit, replaced every 7 days) Total $6,420 Dexcom G5 Mobile Transmitters $1,556 4 units ($389 per unit, replaced every 90 days) Sensors $4,420 52 units ($85 per unit, replaced every 7 days) Total $5,976 Standalone Insulin Pump Insulin pump $1,260 4-year warranty and 1-year extended warranty to meet Assistive Devices Program funding period of 5 years Insulin pump infusion sets $2,494 $20.50 per set every 3 days Insulin pump reservoirs $517 Assumed average use of reservoir: 4.5 days Insulin pump batteries $19 Energizer lithium AA battery Total $4,290 CGM With Insulin Pump Insulin pump (Animas Vibe) $4,290 Transmitters $1,300 2 units ($650 per unit, replaced every 6 months) Sensors $4,420 52 units ($85 per unit, replaced every 7 days) Total: CGM (Dexcom G4 Platinum) $5,720 Total: Insulin pump and CGM $10,140 SAP With LGS Insulin pump (MiniMed Veo) $4,290 Sensors $3,120 52 units ($60 per unit, replaced every 7 days) b Total: CGM $3,120 Total: Insulin pump and CGM $7,410 Open in a separate window Abbreviations: CGM, continuous glucose monitoring; MDI, multiple daily injections; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; LGS, low glucose suspend; SAP, sensor-augmented pump. a All costs are presented in 2017 Canadian dollars. b According to Medtronic, the average retail price for a CGM sensor is between $50 and $60.

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Journal: JMIR Medical Informatics

Article Title: Detecting Potential Medication Selection Errors During Outpatient Pharmacy Processing of Electronic Prescriptions With the RxNorm Application Programming Interface: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

doi: 10.2196/16073

Figure Lengend Snippet: Ten most frequent National Drug Codes without a corresponding RxNorm concept unique identifier (n=1731).

Article Snippet: 0862-70014-01 , 22 (1.27) , Dexcom G5 mobile transmitter.

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