BLAINTRAVENOUSSOLUTION
Approved
Oct 2006
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Data completeness
3/8 — Basic
Albumin (Human) (albumin human) by Octapharma is glycoprotein. First approved in 2006.
Drug data last refreshed 8m ago · AI intelligence enriched 1w ago
AI summarySynthesized from FDA + DailyMed + ClinicalTrials.gov data
Albumin (Human) is a human serum albumin (HSA) intravenous solution indicated for plasma volume expansion and osmotic regulation in critical care settings. It functions as a hyperoncotic colloid that restores intravascular oncotic pressure and carries hormones, enzymes, drugs, and toxins throughout circulation. The drug works by replacing lost albumin and leveraging its natural role as the primary osmotic regulator, accounting for 75% of normal intravascular oncotic pressure.
$0.013BPart D
LOE ApproachingAs a mature, LOE-approaching product with minimal Part D footprint, the Albumin Human brand team is likely small and focused on defensive positioning rather than growth, with limited expansion opportunities.
Mechanism of Action
glycoprotein. It has the lowest molecular weight (66,241 Daltons) of all plasma proteins. Because of its three dimensional structure, solutions of albumin have a lower viscosity than solutions of other plasma proteins. This is important since work performed by the heart depends in part on the…
Pharmacologic Class:
Human Serum Albumin
Indications
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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