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STAINES-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced two retrospective analyses that provide health economic insights on use of OFIRMEV^® (acetaminophen) injection – intravenous (IV) acetaminophen – in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its impact on length of stay, discharge status and readmissions. Results from these two studies were recently published in the Journal of Knee Surgery.

The intended audiences of these studies are population-based decision makers with knowledge and expertise in the area of health care economic analysis and its limitations.

"Postoperative pain can be difficult to control after TKA," said Tunde Otulana, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Mallinckrodt. "We are pleased to share these additional studies that provide health economic insights concerning IV acetaminophen in the management of acute pain in the surgical setting."

Both retrospective analyses were conducted in the Premier Inc. inpatient hospital database of patients who underwent TKA, and who received either IV or oral acetaminophen from the day of surgery up to day 3 as part of their postoperative pain management, from January 2012 to September 2015. A total of 134,216 patients receiving oral acetaminophen and 56,475 patients receiving IV acetaminophen were included in the two studies.

Impact of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Lengths of Stay and Discharge Status after Total Knee Arthroplasty¹ assessed the postoperative outcomes of TKA patients who received IV acetaminophen versus oral acetaminophen, evaluating the hospital lengths of stay and discharge dispositions. Lengths of stay were calculated as the number of days from the date of hospital admission to the date of discharge, and the discharge disposition was categorized as to home or to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).

Key highlights of the analyses, after adjusting for baseline characteristics between treatment groups, include:

• Compared with the oral group, the IV acetaminophen group had a 0.14-day shorter length of stay (95% confidence interval² [CI], –0.15 to –0.13; p < 0.001).
• Compared with the oral group, the IV group was 22% more likely to be discharged to home (odds ratio [OR] = 1.22; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.25; p < 0.001).
• Compared with the oral group, the IV group was 13% less likely to be discharged to a SNF (OR=0.87; 95% CI, 0.85 to 0.90; p < 0.001).

Intravenous Acetaminophen May Be Associated with Reduced Odds of 30-Day Readmission after Total Knee Arthroplasty³ evaluated 30-day hospital readmission rates in TKA patients who received either IV or oral acetaminophen perioperatively and sought to extrapolate the potential annual cost savings on a national level. All causes of readmissions that occurred between patient discharge and 30 days post discharge were recorded.

Key highlights include:

• The readmission rate was 0.04% in the IV and 0.14% in the oral acetaminophen cohorts.
• After adjusting for baseline characteristics between the treatment groups, IV acetaminophen was associated with a 71% decreased likelihood of readmission within 30 days (OR=0.29; 95% CI, 0.23 to 0.35¹; p < 0.001) when compared to oral acetaminophen.
• The reduction in readmissions in the IV acetaminophen group may potentially result in $160 million savings per year on a national level, after accounting for the medication cost.

These two analyses were company-sponsored and conducted in collaboration with researchers primarily from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic and Joint Replacement Center of Texas.

Limitations of these Studies

• Data from these studies were obtained from a large observational administrative database, which can be subject to errors in data collection or data entry.
• Dosage and amount of acetaminophen were recorded from hospital charges instead of what was actually given to the patients.
• Other adjuvant pain control modalities, such as nerve blocks and wound infiltration, were not assessed or controlled for. However, potential for bias is minimized since these modalities are commonly used with both IV and oral acetaminophen.
• Like other healthcare databases, the Premier database can only capture patient records after readmission to the same network hospital. Therefore, the true readmission rate might actually be larger.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE
OFIRMEV (acetaminophen) injection is indicated for the management of mild to moderate pain in adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older, the management of moderate to severe pain with adjunctive opioid analgesics in adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older, and the reduction of fever in adult and pediatric patients.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

CONTRAINDICATIONS
Acetaminophen is contraindicated:

• In patients with known hypersensitivity to acetaminophen or to any of the excipients in the IV formulation.
• In patients with severe hepatic impairment or severe active liver disease.

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS  

• Administration of acetaminophen in doses higher than recommended (by all routes of administration and from all acetaminophen-containing products including combination products) may result in hepatic injury, including the risk of liver failure and death.
• Use caution when administering acetaminophen in patients with the following conditions: hepatic impairment or active hepatic disease, in cases of alcoholism, chronic malnutrition, severe hypovolemia, or severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance ≤ 30 mL/min).
• Discontinue OFIRMEV immediately at the first appearance of skin rash and if symptoms associated with allergy or hypersensitivity occur. Do not use in patients with acetaminophen allergy.
• Take care when prescribing, preparing, and administering OFIRMEV injection to avoid dosing errors which could result in accidental overdose and death. (5.3)

ADVERSE REACTIONS

• The most common adverse reactions in patients treated with OFIRMEV were nausea, vomiting, headache, and insomnia in adult patients; nausea, vomiting, constipation, and pruritus in pediatric patients.

For additional Important Safety Information, including complete Boxed Warning, please click here for Full Prescribing Information, which can also be found at OFIRMEV.com.

ABOUT OFIRMEV (Acetaminophen) Injection
OFIRMEV is the first and only IV formulation of acetaminophen to be approved and currently marketed in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved OFIRMEV in November 2010. OFIRMEV is available to hospitals and outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers across the U.S.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELATED TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release includes forward-looking statements concerning OFIRMEV^® (acetaminophen) injection, including anticipated benefits associated with its use. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: satisfaction of regulatory and other requirements; actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities; changes in laws and regulations; issues with product quality, manufacturing or supply, or patient safety issues; and other risks identified and described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of Mallinckrodt's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC, all of which are available on its website. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date hereof and Mallinckrodt does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

ABOUT MALLINCKRODT
Mallinckrodt is a global business that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies. Areas of focus include autoimmune and rare diseases in specialty areas like neurology, rheumatology, nephrology, pulmonology and ophthalmology; immunotherapy and neonatal respiratory critical care therapies; analgesics and gastrointestinal products. To learn more about Mallinckrodt, visit www.mallinckrodt.com.

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¹ Barrington JW, Hansen RN, Lovelace B et al. Impact of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Lengths of Stay and Discharge Status after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2018 Mar 7.
² A range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it.
³ Mont MA, Lovelace B, Pham A et al. Intravenous Acetaminophen May Be Associated with Reduced Odds of 30-Day Readmission after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2018 May 7.

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