Medication Instructions: Are serpatinib and serpatinib the same medicine?

Selpercatinib(Selpercatinib) and seputinib are the same drug. Selpercatinib is the generic name of the drug, and Selpercatinib and Selputinib are one of its Chinese translations. Different regions or medical institutions may use different Chinese translations, but they refer to the same drug. This drug is often used to treat tumors containing RET gene mutations, such as non-small cell lung cancer and thyroid cancer.

Selpercatinib/Selpercatinib is provided in the form of 40 mg or 80 mg oral hard gelatin capsules. Its active substanceselpercatinib is a RET inhibitor and belongs to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor class of anti-cancer drugs. It blocks the activity of abnormal proteins that are produced by the body due to changes in the RET gene. In patients with this change, these abnormal proteins can lead to uncontrolled cell growth and cancer. By blocking the protein, Seputinib helps reduce the growth and spread of cancer cells.

Up to now, the original research drug is sold in China under the name of Seputinib, but it is not included in medical insurance. The price of each box of 80mg*56 tablets may be more than 10,000 yuan. There are European and American versions of the original drugs sold overseas, with the price of each box ranging from 20,000 to more than 100,000 yuan (prices may fluctuate due to exchange rates). Generic drugs of Seputinib have also been put on the market for sale overseas, and their pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs sold domestically and abroad. For example, the price of 40mg*120 capsules produced by a Laos pharmaceutical factory is more than RMB 4,000 per box (the price may fluctuate due to exchange rates).