How much does tucatinib/tucatinib cost per month?

Tucatinib/TucatinibTrade nameTukysa, is a small moleculeHER2Inhibitor, used to treatHER2positive breast cancer. Tucatinib can pass the blood-brain barrier, so it can help control breast cancer brain metastasis. Before starting tucatinib, confirm the presence of HER2 protein overexpression and RAS wild-type in tumor specimens. The recommended dosage in the instructions is 300mg orally, twice a day, with or without food.

The drug Tucatinib is available as generics and original drugs overseas. In Hong Kong, the original drug is available. The retail price in pharmacies is about 150 mg 84 tablets 72,000 yuan. There are generic versions of this medicine in Bangladesh. The retail price of Everest Pharmaceuticals in Bangladesh is about 150 mg 30 tablets 6,000 yuan. The retail price of Ziska Pharmaceuticals in Bangladesh is around 4,500 yuan for 150 mg 30 tablets. Therefore, if the patient uses the Hong Kong version, it will cost about 1 around 10,000 per month. If you use the imitation version, it will cost about 160,000 to 244,000 per month. Patients can choose drug versions based on their financial situation.

In patients with metastatic breast cancer, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) of tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine were diarrhea, palmoplantar red blood cell paresthesia, nausea, hepatotoxicity, vomiting, stomatitis, decreased appetite, anemia, and rash.

TucatinibThe most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer combined with trastuzumab are diarrhea, fatigue, rash, nausea, abdominal pain, infusion-related reactions and pyrexia. If you want to get more high-quality information, you can contact Yaode, and Yaode will do its best to help you learn more about high-quality overseas drugs.