Ixazomib/Enleri 2024 medical insurance price

Ixazomib is used in combination with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (MM; a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow) that gets worse after treatment with other chemotherapy drugs. Ixazomib belongs to the proteasome inhibitor class of drugs. It works by helping to kill cancer cells.

Ixazomib is taken as an oral capsule. It is usually taken on an empty stomach with water, at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating. Take on days 1, 8 and 15 of a 28-day treatment cycle. Take ixazomib at about the same time each day, and do not take more or less than your doctor prescribes. Do not take ixazomib and dexamethasone together becausepatients should take dexamethasone with food. Swallow capsules whole; do not split, chew, or crush them.

IxazomibThe original drug has been launched in China and is included in Class B medical insurance. The common specifications of capsule preparations are4mg*1 capsule*3 plates, 3mg*1 capsule*3 plates, 2.5mg*1 capsule*3 plates. The price of each box may be more than 10,000 yuan, which is relatively expensive. Ixazomib will be limited to adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one previous treatment. For patients who are not eligible, they can only purchase the drug at their own expense when using medical insurance.

At the same time, the price of each box of ixazomib original drug sold overseas may be more than 10,000 US dollars. Ixazomiboriginal drugs are also produced and sold overseas, and their drug ingredients are basically the same as those of original drugs sold domestically and abroad. For example, the price of 4mg*3 tablets produced by a Laos pharmaceutical factory may be less than 1,000 yuan per box (the price may fluctuate due to exchange rates), and the price is relatively cheap.