Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Hi Lynne, Novartis considered formulating IM for injection, but since it was absorbed well orally, they went that route - as injection is painful and expensive. They'd have to reformulate it for injection, a laborious process, so they're not likely to do it. Nice to see you in print again. I hope all is well. R > I was wondering about something. First, if BMS is greater than Gleevec, how > come there are fewer side effects reported? And, I know we all hated taking > IFN by injection. But I had a thought: has anyone taken Gleevec > intravenously, > by injection??? I am wondering if it would be better for those with > stomach irritation due to Gleevec being taken by mouth. Think it would be an > option? The beauty of Gleevec is that we can take it orally, but just > wondering if > it has ever been administered other ways.- Lynne A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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