Talk:Trastuzumab

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2 side effects
3 costs
4 see also

[edit] Boy

This article may be too technical for a general audience.
Please help improve this article by providing more context and better explanations of technical details to make it more accessible, without removing technical details.

Boy, I do agree the article is a tad too technical. I grasped a bit what he or she is saying, but had my moments of scratching my head. But wouldn't making it easier to read be downgrading the quality of the article for the more knowledgable? In my opinion, I would recommend writing a less technical link and putting a pointer to the more accessable article somewhere on the top of this article. Wk muriithi (talk · contribs).

If you want this, I would recommend starting a new version on Trastuzumab/Temp, putting everything there that you know, and discuss this version here. JFW | T@lk 10:28, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

What specifically were you having the most problems with in your understanding? Courtland 03:01, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] side effects

although this drug claims to have only one side effect, that being on the heart, my mother-in-law sufferred from severe anxiety while taking this drug. given, she was going through major crisis with her diagnosis and treatment. even when her chemo ended and she was still taking herceptin however, she experienced anxiety that prevented her from sleeping and making day-to-day decisions. just wondering if anyone else has experienced similiar side effects and/or knows someone who may have sufferred as she did.

[edit] costs

It says in Australia it will cost the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) $1million a year. that does not sound right. In a press release on the health.gov.au website it said herceptin would cost $470 million over around 4 years.

[edit] see also

I thought the article is very well written as is, but the Australian bit seems very out of place, with no reference, a questionable figure, and a quick anecdote. I think it should be either fixed, or removed.216.123.198.2 16:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)