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Can't Afford Tasigna in India. What to Do?

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hello there, i hope you guys are doing well, i am from india, my mother  recently diagnose with cml (AP), however our financial condition is very weak we Somehow manage to go through bonemarrow test and  BCR-ABL1 Test and we start treatment with Generic (imatinib), but After 3 days the side effects start cooming, and in 2 weeks the side effects gets worsen, so doctor switch imatinib to Tasigna. But the Cost of tasigna is too high that with all our recourse we hardly able to buy madicines  for 2 or 3 days. so please tell me is there is any way where can we get this medicine or can we go back to imatinib ( But the side effects are too stong with that medicine ). i am  in terrable need of  any kind of your  help  (sorry for  language i am not good in english) for your precious suggestions please contact me on Google Hangout :- akramfarooqi4@gmail.com (sorry i don't know i can share my contact details in thread)

Hi Akram,

I know how difficult it is to afford Tasigna in India.

Have you checked with Max foundation? I heard they provide access to Inatinib, Bosulif etc. Not sure about Tasigna.

You can fill up this form and submit. They are expected to contact you.
https://www.themaxfoundation.org/contact-us/

Also got this ph no of their India office at Mumbai. I am not sure if this is the right no but you can give it a try.
https://t.justdial.com/Mumbai/The-Max-Foundation/022PXX22-XX22-120309055...

If you still can not contact them let us know here. I can call their usa no and try to get you their India office no.

Hello Sid35 thanks for your help... yeah i already tried to contact Max Foundation and send mails too, in reply they sent me contact details of Novartis patient support program, I tried to contact there but all counsalors were busy so they told me they will arrange a call back for me i haven't received that call yet, but meanwhile our Doctor somehow managed to enrolled us for same proggrame  so now ( شكر الله  ) we can get Tasigna for my mother's treatment...

thanks for your help and support

Hi Akram, Glad to hear that your mother is receiving Tasigna now. God bless her.