Complex
pharmaceuticals are difficult and expensive to stock, extremely
time-sensitive, and essential to saving patients’ lives. When
you need a particular complex pharmaceutical, you don’t have
time to call around. You need a high-quality pharmacy services
provider that can deliver within hours. You need the Nuclear
Pharmacy Services business of Cardinal Health.
CPS/Rapid Response Service — call toll free 1-866-673-7747
to
our National Call Center
When your patient’s survival depends on a life-saving drug that
you are out of or don’t regularly stock, one call to our National
Call Center sets in motion everything you need. Available 24 x 7, it's
the only local emergency source for these pharmaceuticals across the
United States. Instantly, a nationwide network of pharmacies, pharmacists,
and customer service associates is at your service – within a few
hours providing a life-saving dose of Xigris® or delivering Antihemophilic
Factors.
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Xigris® — powered by Cardinal
Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services for Eli Lilly and Company,
is indicated for the reduction of mortality in adult patients
with severe sepsis who have a high risk of death. CPS/Rapid
Response Service initiated its nationwide emergency services
with Xigris. (For more information on Xigris, visit www.xigris.com.) |
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Antihemophilic Factors — are indicated
for patients with deficiencies in certain clotting factors,
or patients who have developed inhibitors to their current
antihemophilic factor medication. CPS/Rapid Response is making
antihemophilic factors available on an emergency basis in selected
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CPS/Nuclear Therapy Service
Products. Answers. Expertise and assistance on everything from ordering
a radiophamaceutical like Zevalin® to safely handling and administering
it, delivery and disposal, regulatory compliance and reimbursement. That’s
what you’ll receive when you contact your local Cardinal Health nuclear
pharmacy to order one of two radioimmunotherapy agents used in the treatment
of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Zevalin® – Approved by
the FDA in 2002, Zevalin® is indicated for certain
types of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas and is the first
radioimmunotherapy agent for the treatment of cancer.
It is a monoclonal antibody that is always provided in
unit dose. For further clinical information about Zevalin®,
go to IDEC Pharmaceuticals' www.zevalin.com website. |
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Bexxar® - is a new therapeutic
regimen by Glaxo Smith Kline for treating patients with
follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Find clinical
information about Bexxar at www.bexxar.com |
With every order . . .
You get the support and solutions you need when dealing with
complex
pharmaceuticals.
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Efficient ordering and scheduling |
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Pre-treatment consultation |
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Radiation management assistance and services |
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Billing and reimbursement assistance. |
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The emphasis on safety and quality you've come
to
expect from
Cardinal Health. |
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