How Assistance Works
Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience
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1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification
Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.
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2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma®
We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.
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3. Prior Authorization
Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.
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4. Copay Assistance & Financial Aid
We secure financial aid and decrease copays, out-of-pocket expenses, and high deductibles. To date, AmeriPharma® Specialty Care has secured $55 million in financial assistance for our patients.
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5. Nursing Care Coordination If Needed
AmeriPharma® puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.
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6. Delivery Coordination
Medications are always delivered in strict compliance with the specific requirements for shipping. Next-day and overnight cold-chain deliveries are coordinated around your schedule.
What Is Trodelvy?
Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) is a cancer medicine used to treat two types of breast cancer.
The FDA first approved this drug on April 22, 2020, to treat adults with triple-negative breast cancer. Later, on February 3, 2023, the FDA approved this drug to treat adults with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (HR+/HER2-).
You can only receive Trodelvy infusions after receiving at least two other treatments. Several studies have shown that this drug can increase the time before your cancer progresses and increase your life expectancy.
This drug works by targeting and binding to a protein present on the surface of the cancer cells, delivering chemotherapy medication into the cancer cells and killing them. This targeted approach also minimizes side effects.
What Is Trodelvy Used To Treat?
Trodelvy is an FDA-approved brand-name cancer medicine. Trodelvy uses include the treatment of the following cancers that have spread locally (locally advanced) or in other parts of the body (metastatic) and cannot be removed by surgery:
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Before using Trodelvy, you have to try at least two other treatments, one of which should be for metastatic cancer.
Hormone Receptor-Positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) Breast Cancer: Before using Trodelvy, you have to try endocrine-based therapy and at least two other treatments for the metastatic cancer.
How Does Trodelvy Work?
Trodelvy is a cancer medicine that contains an antibody and an anticancer drug called SN-38. It works differently than traditional chemotherapy drugs. Many breast cancer cells have a large amount of protein called Trop-2 on the outside.
The antibody part of Trodelvy infusions targets and attaches to this Trop-2 protein of cancer cells. Once attached, it delivers the anticancer drug SN-38 directly into the cancer cells.
This targeted approach allows this medication to effectively kill the cancer cells while minimizing damage to the normal, healthy cells to reduce side effects.
Copay and Financial Assistance
AmeriPharma® Specialty Pharmacy alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families
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Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs
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One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process
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Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding
Dosing
You can receive Trodelvy as an intravenous infusion. The typical dosage of Trodelvy for breast cancer treatment is 10 mg per kilogram of your body weight.
Your doctor will give you Trodelvy once each week, on day 1 and day 8 of a 21-day treatment cycle. This treatment will continue until your disease worsens or side effects become too severe.
The first infusion will take about 3 hours to complete, and home infusions after that will take about 1 to 2 hours. Before each treatment, your doctor may recommend additional medicines to prevent infusion reactions, nausea, and vomiting.
Your doctor will monitor you during the infusion and at least 30 minutes after it finishes. Your doctor might adjust your Trodelvy dose or stop the treatment to manage side effects.
Trodelvy Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Low white blood cell count
- Feeling tired or weak
- Anemia
- Loss of appetite
- Changes in kidney function test
- Hair loss
- Increased sugar levels in the blood
- Diarrhea
- Decreased levels of potassium, magnesium, and sodium in the blood
Severe side effects:
Trodelvy can also cause some severe side effects. Some of the severe side effects of using Trodelvy for breast cancer are:
Severe Neutropenia: In this condition, you have an abnormally low level of white blood cells, which can lead to life-threatening infections. During your Trodelvy treatment, your doctor will regularly monitor your white blood cell counts. If your white blood cell count is too low, your doctor might lower your Trodelvy dose. In some cases, your doctor might stop your treatment.
Severe Diarrhea: Diarrhea is common with Trodelvy treatment. Sometimes, it can be severe. Diarrhea can cause dehydration and kidney problems. Inform your doctor right away if you encounter diarrhea.
Allergic Reactions: This medicine can cause severe, life-threatening allergic reactions. These reactions typically occur within 24 hours of Trodelvy infusion. Symptoms include rash, itching, hives, fever, difficulty breathing, dizziness, chills, and swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Nausea and Vomiting: Trodelvy can cause nausea and vomiting, which is common, and sometimes they can be severe. To help you manage nausea and vomiting, your doctor will prescribe you some medicines.
Please note that this is not a list of all possible side effects. Contact your doctor if you encounter any side effects after your Trodelvy infusion.
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