Jeff Itinib Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Does anyone know of a way to get Iressa from Canada? I live here in the US. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 No, but have you tried entering those words in google? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junelusd Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I did check the price through google, but found iressa is not cheap in Canada either. The cheapest one I got is from drugstore.com, 250 mg X 30 is $1708. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anais Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 It's really hard to get Iressa in Canada (I live in Montreal). The oncologist ordered Iressa for my mother (who has stage IV NSCLC) as an « exception medication » by Santé Canada. She wasn't sure it was going to be accepted. It took 2 months to receive it. Anaïs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headbo Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 My sister is starting Iressa next week. Our government will cover the costs as long as she starts it before the end of April. (sounds like a trial here right now). If she started it after the end of April, apparently it costs $2,000.00 a pill. She went to her onc about 3 weeks ago and he had to get approval from the govenment and she has been approved. Just praying now that it will work. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Itinib Posted April 10, 2004 Author Share Posted April 10, 2004 I hope it works too. I've read that it has a 13.6 response rate overall. But some types of NSCL are even higher (adenocarcinoma & bronchioalveolor carcinoma). Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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