During the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC proposed rule stage, we published a draft list of the NDCs that would be included in the survey, if finalized, so hospitals would have ample opportunity to review and prepare to report their acquisition costs for those NDCs
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Reusing a needle dulls the tip, making subsequent injections more painful and increasing the force needed to penetrate tissue, which can cause bruising, micro-tears, and scarring at injection sites
It appears as a white lyophilized powder, dissolves readily in water, and requires refrigerated storage
Sample molecules are retained under high salt conditions and eluted with an order of increasing hydrophobicity when salt concentration is reduced
Since the benefits of hydroxocobalamin over cyanocobalamin have become more apparent, the former has become the main substance used in B12 injections in Europe