Hi Skip, I have been sending you email but I never get any answers from you. I think there is something wrong with your email???
I'm glad to learn that your feeling better. Still waiting on a kidney transplant. Nothing yet. 18's Marty On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Skip Duffie <skipd_2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hello Marty, and all > sorry I have not been keeping tabs with the Groups but I have been rather > ill for a while, although I must admit > today I feel much better today than in months. going back over me email I > do not see much in the way of email, is there a problem > with what I receive or is it that cml 2 and hope are just being quiet... > MARTY how are you feeling, I do hope your well. Anyway I am slowly getting > back > SkipD > > > > > > *From:* Marty Gartenberg <wa2...@gmail.com> > *To:* cmlhope@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:20:06 AM > *Subject:* Re: [CMLHope] Re: Gleevec patent coming to an end in U.S. soon > > Hi Peg and everyone else. > > Just so you know, Novartis was sued by some people in India over the > patent rights of Gleevec and they won the law suit. Now, this means that > India is now allowed to use a generic drug instead of the original Gleevec. > > So, with this said, Gleevec may just become a thing of the past with a > generic drug and ends up costing much less. > > 18's (symbol for life) > > Marty > > > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:37 AM, peg <peg....@live.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Been out of the loop for a while, but wanted to add my two cents to this > post about Gleevec patent. The end of the patent on any TKI is going to be > a mixed bag. While the development of a generic will dramatically bring > the cost down on that generic, it will pose a real problem for those on the > other TKI's still under patent. Once the cost playing field is no longer > level, you will find that insurance formularies will no longer approve the > non-generic TKI's, opting for the lower cost one...under the assumption > that all TKI's are equal. While some folks will fight for and be granted > exceptions, based on previous trial with Gleevec, others of us will not. > To grant an exception is to the discretion of the insurance company. The > idea that all TKI's are equal is a wide-spread idea in many countries, some > refusing to grant use of TKI's that the manufacturer would not negotiate > lower pricing. While there is always patient assistance programs > available, only some will qualify, and even then just having to go through > that change will be unnerving for those of us who's live depend on the drug > we are currently taking. Like always, we must be careful what we wish for! > > > Warmest regards to everyone! > > peg > Currently PCRU on Sprycel 50mg every other day. > > On Monday, March 11, 2013 11:30:24 AM UTC-7, Vivi wrote: > > Unfortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making it > extremely difficult for bio-similar generic drugs to be produced and > marketed in the U.S. I'm not familiar with the regulations in Canada but > it's possible we won't see a generic of Gleevec all that soon in the U.S. > > -- > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com/ > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > mailto:cmlhope%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<cmlhope%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com/ > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cmlhope+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cmlhope+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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