How to get Sytiga in Canada

[Guest guest]

Hi dear everyone,

Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if it's

publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be able to

prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

[Guest guest]

Sorry typo it should be Zytiga not Sytiga.

Another name of the drug is Abiraterone I believe.

Thanks again.

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> Hi dear everyone,

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> Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if it's

publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be able to

prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

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> Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

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[Guest guest]

If it's Abiraterone, you should be OK. See here:

http://tinyurl.com/79quhla

It was approved in July 2011 by Health Canada.

I believe that any physician can prescribe any drug. But -- IMHO -- you ought

to be seeing an oncologist who understands how to treat metastatic PCa, not a

GP.

Where are you in Canada? I'm in Richmond BC, and would be happy to make some

inquiries locally.

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> > Hi dear everyone,

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> > Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if

it's publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be

able to prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

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> > Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks .

I'm in Toronto, ON. I couldn't find any supplier in Canada to provide this drug

so I doubt if it's still only available in clinic trials even though it has been

approved by Health Canada in July 2011. I did find a bunch of pharmacies listed

on zytigaone.com which carry this drug but they are only in US.

The patient is not even in Canada. He is in China, his doctor prescribed this

drug even though it has not even become available to the public (nor in the

clinic trials) in the country. I'm trying to get it for the patient from here

in Canada or in the US if I can find out a way to get the prescription from a

doctor there.

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> > > Hi dear everyone,

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> > > Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if

it's publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be

able to prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

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> > > Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

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[Guest guest]

Richmond, BC! Now there's a reason to pay a visit. Regards, T in Philadelphia If it's Abiraterone, you should be OK. See here:http://tinyurl.com/79quhlaIt was approved in July 2011 by Health Canada.I believe that any physician can prescribe any drug. But -- IMHO -- you ought to be seeing an oncologist who understands how to treat metastatic PCa, not a GP.Where are you in Canada? I'm in Richmond BC, and would be happy to make some inquiries locally.> >> > Hi dear everyone,> > > > Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if it's publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be able to prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?> > > > Thank you very much for sharing your experience.> >>

[Guest guest]

With the patient in China, it's going to be very difficult to find a Canadian

pharmacist who will supply the drug. Two problems:

1. The prescribing physician is out of the country;

2. You are not the patient.

There are Canadian pharmacies who specialize in " cross-border " drugs -- they

ship mail-order drugs to people in the US, and honour prescriptions written by

US doctors. But they probably won't have abiraterone.

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> > > > Hi dear everyone,

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> > > > Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure

if it's publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be

able to prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

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> > > > Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

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[Guest guest]

Every country will have a slightly different policy, but at ~$3000 for a month supply you need a special funding policy for socialised medical systems, or you need your insurer to agree if on another system. Best of luck my friend ! Sam.

 

Hi dear everyone,

Could any one please suggest how to get Sytiga in Canada. I'm not sure if it's publicly available now to the public and if yes, will a family doctor be able to prescribe it or it has to be a specialist?

Thank you very much for sharing your experience.