Palbociclib
Please excuse my spelling guys, the names of these drugs do my head in! I have a friend who is currently taking this medication as a last attempt at slowing the progression of her metastatic cancer, s...
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@Glemmis yes you are right in saying that and my friends oncologist has gone down the compassionate track, 5k for 8 months and then it's free for her. My issue is why now that it's on the pbs should she have to continue paying 5k a month for a drug that is now subsidised...especially given she's only been on it 2 months, surely compassionate grounds should factor in somewhere or commonsense should kick in...it is great that this drug is now on the pbs and so much work was done to get it there but shouldn't it be there to help everyone that needs it. I'm on a bit of a rant tonight, sorry girls!