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Sherryg683 · 04-17-2007, 09:12 PM

Just reading posts about those of you on Tykerb and having to get approval from GSK for it. My oncologist just wrote me a prescription for it and told me to take it to my pharmacist. He said they would have to order it and that if my insurance gave me problems paying for it, let him know. I was planning on taking it with herceptin as a preventative (not with Xeloda). If you have to have approval and do paper work and all, why would he just write me a prescription for it. I'm just confused as how to get Tykerb and a little confused as to what the heck my oncologist is doing...sherryg683

04-17-2007, 09:12 PM	#1
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Getting approval for Tykerb? Just reading posts about those of you on Tykerb and having to get approval from GSK for it. My oncologist just wrote me a prescription for it and told me to take it to my pharmacist. He said they would have to order it and that if my insurance gave me problems paying for it, let him know. I was planning on taking it with herceptin as a preventative (not with Xeloda). If you have to have approval and do paper work and all, why would he just write me a prescription for it. I'm just confused as how to get Tykerb and a little confused as to what the heck my oncologist is doing...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!