New medication information: What is the latest price of ixazomib in 2024?

Ixazomib is often used in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (a cancer of the plasma cells of 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 available as a capsule for oral administration. 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. Patients can take ixazomib at about the same time every day and do not take more or less than the number prescribed by the doctor. Patients should not take ixazomib and dexamethasone at the same time because patients should take dexamethasone with food. Use caution when handling ixazomib capsules. Do not put ixazomib in contact with the skin, eyes, mouth, or nose; if such contact occurs, wash skin thoroughly with soap and water or flush eyes thoroughly with water.

The original drug of Ixazomib has been launched in China and is included in Class B medical insurance. The price of common capsule preparations may be more than 10,000 yuan per box, which is relatively expensive. The price of the original drug of ixazomib sold overseas is more than 10,000 US dollars per box (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate). Ixazomib Generic drugs are also produced and sold overseas, and their drug ingredients are basically the same as those of the 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 the exchange rate), and the price is relatively cheap.