LOW-DOSE HEPATITIS B IMMUNOGLOBULIN GIVEN “ON DEMAND” IN COMBINATION WITH LAMIVUDINE: A HIGHLY COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO PREVENT RECURRENT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN THE LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Abstract

Individual HBIg consumption profiles are highly variable. A low-dose (2,000 IU) on demand HBIg administration schedule is highly cost-effective and provides more than 50% savings compared with conventional high-dose monthly schedules.