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Where is Ibrutinib manufactured

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all i can say is my Imbruvica package says 'active ingredient made in china'.

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So does mine.

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Uk Flair trial Ibrutinib comes from Belgium and they have no concerns about availability.

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but is the active ingredient made in belgium

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That I can’t answer. Are you being treated with Ibrutinib? Maybe you could ring your hospital & ask ?

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i'm in usa

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Joyefulone

My 280 mg tablets say active ingredients Made in China. It is distributed and marketed by Pharmacyclics LLC, Sunnyvale, CA

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My 420 mg tablets also say this.

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I must say that is alarming!

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You bet......with all the trade wars, this could be impacted as well.

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Yes I am leery of anything from China. I had no idea. I had a lot of side effects while taking it. I told my oncologist I could not take it anymore as the side effects were just too much. When I stopped my blood work is normal and has even improved. I have been in remission for almost a year. I really don't know what to think anymore.

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How long did you take it?

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Joyefulone in reply to Miller1960

Three years. They said when I was placed on it that I would have to take it the rest of my life. It was working and that is why I was trying to hang in even with all the side effects.

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That's a good amount of time.

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While there is always news about commercial entities in China that commit fraud, there is a constant stream in U.S. medical journals about advancement of medical science in China. After fourty years of effort, a medical scientist in China developed a definite medication to end "Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia". The Chinese are a people who drink tea instead of Coca Cola....

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