Hola a todos, soy de Ecuador y recientemente me diagnosticaron CML , estoy en fase crónica, y estoy tomando Gleveec pero por situación económica en mi país el seguro médico del gobierno me dió imatinib el genérico y estoy un poco preocupado de que sea igual de efectivo que el original. Talvez alguien tiene experiencia con el imatinib Genérico. Gracias por su ayuda.
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Google translation of what Fernando wrote:
"Hello everyone, I am from Ecuador and I was recently diagnosed with CML, I am in chronic phase, and I am taking Gleveec but due to the economic situation in my country the government health insurance gave me the generic imatinib and I am a little worried that it will be just as effective than the original. Maybe someone has experience with Generic imatinib. Thanks for your help."
Hi Fernando,
A few years ago I switched from Gleevec to generic imatinib. I was taking a reduced dose of 200mg/day and after about nine months on the generic my PCR went from 0.04% up to 0.23%. I've been back on 400mg/day of Gleevec for a while and my latest PCR was 0.03%.
If you're on the normal dosage of 400mg/day then you will probably do fine with the generic.
What was your latest PCR result?
Kirk
Gracias por su respuesta. Al momento todavía no tengo ese resultado PCR, cómo recién me diagnosticaron todavía nose identificar esos valores . Voy a ver en detalle mi examen. Espero me vaya bien con el genérico cuando se me acabe el Gleveec.
Saludos y bendiciones.
Google Translation of the reply
"Thanks for your reply. At the moment I still do not have that PCR result, how I was recently diagnosed I still do not know how to identify those values. I will see in detail my exam. I hope I do well with the generic when I run out of Gleveec.
Greetings and blessings."
Fernando if you click on the "About CML" heading above, and then select the "Just diagnosed" option you will find information about the tests and what the resuts mean. I hope that is useful
Fernando, on the question of generic imatinib, there is a leaflet on this link which might help. https://cmlsupport.org.uk/node/20096
Hi Fernando,
I’m from Brazil. Our government provides Imatinib (generic Gleevec) , which I have been taking since 2014. In my case, the generic version worked fine, and I think in most cases the generic version will have equivalent results to the original. What may change is how each lab/company makes the generic version of the original, with some small deviations being possible.
If you are curious, you can look for the name of the lab that makes the Imatinib your take. The name is printed on the package. Typically, governments have contracts with local (national) labs that are huge, reputable, and that manufacture generics of difference medicines.
Simply speaking, generic Gleevec works.
To help on your own assessment, you can try getting a better understanding of the following:
* What is PCR in the context of CML
* What is log reduction in the context of CML
* What are the typical Imatinib doses for CML patients
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Hola Israel.
Muchas gracias por tu información. Al momento tengo 2 cajas de gliveec original que me regalaron , yo tomo 400mg , pero después ya empiezo con imatinib de fabricación nacional, es de un laboratorio que tiene 25 años en mi país , Dios mediante me va a funcionar bien.
En cuanto al mundial yo soy de Ecuador y espero que lleguemos a la final , y quién sabe se enfrente a la verde amarilla , jeje.
Saludos y bendiciones.
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