Are venetoclax and venetoclax the same medicine? what's the difference

Venetoclax and venetoclax (Venetoclax) are the same medicine, they just have different names. Venetoclax is the common name marketed in China, and venetoclax is another common name, with the trade name Venetoclax. The two names can be used interchangeably with no substantial difference. Venetoclax/Venetoclax is sold overseas under the trade names Venclexta and Venclyxto and is an oral anti-cancer drug.

Venetoclax/venetoclax is available as a single agent for the treatment of certain types of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (Small Lymphocytic Leukemia, SLL), or combined with other drugs, that is, can be treated with azacitidine ( Azacitidine), Decitabine (Decitabine) or low-dose Cytarabine (Cytarabine) combination treatment for newly diagnosed Acute myeloid leukemia (Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML), or adults with comorbidities that preclude the use of intensive induction chemotherapy. Veneclatin helps restore normal apoptosis (self-death) mechanisms by targeting a specific proteinBcl-2 to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

The original drug of Venekra has been launched in China and has been included in Class B medical insurance. The price of 100mg*14 tablets per box may be around 2,000 RMB, while the Turkish version of the original drug sold overseas, with the specification of 100mg*112 tablets, costs more than 10,000 RMB per box (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate). There are also cheaper generic drugs of Venacla sold overseas. Their pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs sold domestically and abroad. For example, the price of 100mg*120 tablets produced by a Bangladesh pharmaceutical factory is more than 4,000 yuan per box (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate).