From: Healthcare use and costs before and after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis
 | Before (N = 181) | After (N = 181) | P value | ||
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Patients with medication use for: (N,%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Any prescriptions for SHPT management | 121 | 66.9% | 142 | 78.5% | <0.01 |
  Calcimimetics | 63 | 34.8% | 21 | 11.6% | <0.01 |
  Bisphosphonates | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA |
  Phosphate binders | 98 | 54.1% | 95 | 52.5% | 0.7 |
  Teriparatide | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA |
  Raloxifen | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
  Vitamin D | 21 | 11.6% | 107 | 59.1% | <0.01 |
Number of filled scripts: (Mean, SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  All prescriptions | 22.8 | 20.4 | 27.9 | 23.3 | <0.01 |
  Prescriptions for SHPT management | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.05 |
Average monthly charges of scripts filled for: ($; Mean, SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  All prescriptions | 445 | 459 | 331 | 358 | <0.01 |
  Prescriptions for SHPT management | 486 | 507 | 226 | 288 | <0.01 |