Can I buy cabozantinib myself?

Cabozantinib (Cabozantinib) is a prescription drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Prescription drugs need to be purchased and used with a doctor's prescription. If patients think they need treatment with cabozantinib, it is recommended that they first consult a professional physician. The doctor will evaluate the condition and give appropriate treatment recommendations as needed. Only after a reasonable diagnosis and prescription by a doctor can patients purchase cabozantinib through legal channels.

Cabometinib is a targeted cancer drug also known asCometriq and Cabometyx, available in tablet and capsule forms. It is a treatment for: kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (advanced kidney cancer), a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Cabozantinib and other anticancer drugs may be given along with cancer treatment. Cabozantinib works in two ways, by stopping the cancer from growing its own blood vessels that provide it with food and oxygen, or by blocking the messages that tell the cancer cells to grow.

The original drug Cabozantinib is not marketed in the country and therefore cannot be included in medical insurance. The original cabozantinib drug marketed overseas includes Japanese, Turkish and European versions. The price of tablets may be more than 30,000 yuan, and the price of capsule preparations may be more than 40,000 yuan (prices may fluctuate due to exchange rates). There are also generic drugs produced in other countries overseas, and their pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs. For example, the price of pharmaceuticals produced by Bangladeshi pharmaceutical factories may be more than 2,000 yuan (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate), which is relatively cheap.