Anyone take new drug Camzyos (mavacamten) for HCM?

Posted by captainterry @captainterry, May 25, 2022

Since FDA approval in April has anyone (non-clinical trial patient) actually obtained a prescription and had it filled? If so, when and where was the cardiologist located? Is the registration process for doctor/patient/Rx taking a long time for this much anticipated drug?
Thanks from a fellow patient!

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How bizarre! Do you think this is a side effect of Camzyos @kelliw?
I can't wait to hear if anyone else is using CBD oil and taking Camzyos and can't wait to hear what you hear back from the specialty pharmacist!
Do you think you did something to your foot since school started and you are probably running around like your hair is on fire? If it keeps up like this maybe you should see about getting an x-ray?

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Hi Debra-I don't think my foot and ankle pain is a side effect of Camzyos because it just started a couple of weeks ago. But it is a bummer for sure. I do think I am going to get an x-ray. I may have hurt my foot in aqua class or pickle ball. I have definitely been running around like crazy!! The specialty pharmacist said there isn't any drug interaction with with oral or topical CBD, so I am going to try it on my foot! 🙂

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Hi Camzyos Family! I started back to teaching yesterday, so it's been crazy! I have a question that I will ask the specialty pharmacist tomorrow, but I have been soooo excited to be feeling normal again, doing everything I want to do, and then last week the top of my right foot started really hurting when I walk, especially after sitting for awhile. My ankles are also hurting. My aunt is into herbal, eastern medicine, and made this tincture that has made lots of people feel so much better for different hurts. It is all natural with CBD oil, grapeseed oil, essential oils, menthol crystals and beeswax beads. Can I do CBD oil with Camzyos? Are any of you using it? I got an hour foot and calf massage, which felt great, but didn't last. Would love input... 🙂

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How bizarre! Do you think this is a side effect of Camzyos @kelliw?
I can't wait to hear if anyone else is using CBD oil and taking Camzyos and can't wait to hear what you hear back from the specialty pharmacist!
Do you think you did something to your foot since school started and you are probably running around like your hair is on fire? If it keeps up like this maybe you should see about getting an x-ray?

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Hi Camzyos Family! I started back to teaching yesterday, so it's been crazy! I have a question that I will ask the specialty pharmacist tomorrow, but I have been soooo excited to be feeling normal again, doing everything I want to do, and then last week the top of my right foot started really hurting when I walk, especially after sitting for awhile. My ankles are also hurting. My aunt is into herbal, eastern medicine, and made this tincture that has made lots of people feel so much better for different hurts. It is all natural with CBD oil, grapeseed oil, essential oils, menthol crystals and beeswax beads. Can I do CBD oil with Camzyos? Are any of you using it? I got an hour foot and calf massage, which felt great, but didn't last. Would love input... 🙂

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Absolutely! Camzyos has been a great help for me. My experience was a few days of very mild reaction to the medication- which completely disappeared. Very happy customer here - as they say!

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Thank you! I’m a patient of UCSF and grateful to read from others who are starting this brand new med.

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I am supposed to start it on 8/16/23. Anyone else out there on it with some encouragement/advice for me?

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Absolutely! Camzyos has been a great help for me. My experience was a few days of very mild reaction to the medication- which completely disappeared. Very happy customer here - as they say!

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I am supposed to start it on 8/16/23. Anyone else out there on it with some encouragement/advice for me?

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I started Camzyos on 7/26. I now can do more. I have spurts of energy. Hopefully the energy level will stabilize. I do feel better generally.

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I am supposed to start it on 8/16/23. Anyone else out there on it with some encouragement/advice for me?

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Get ready to feel much better in about 3-4 days

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I am supposed to start it on 8/16/23. Anyone else out there on it with some encouragement/advice for me?

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No, but Dr. Owens is brilliant. My cardiologist is Dr. Prabhu - also brilliant. I am only a few months ahead of you being on Camzyos. I think your doctor has more HCM patients involved with camzyos than my doctor and hopefully yours has figured out how to navigate Optum. Best of luck! I hope it works for you.

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I have an update on my update - it's a procedural matter regarding renewing a prescription with the specialty pharmacy. In my case the pharmacy is called Optum. My next Echo is in three months because it appears that I am responding well to the dose. My doctor's office requested a three month prescription. Things I learned being on the phone forever with Optum: Camzyos is not allowed to be a three month prescription only a 30 day prescription. Every month I have to call in the prescription (since there is no change) NOT the doctor's office! They said that was because it is going to a home address. I can only call in when I have a 7 day supply left or less.

My doctor's office was not aware of this. I have no idea if this is a Restriction Prescription pharmacy rule but the only way I found out why my medicine was going to be delayed (which I fixed) was/is by calling the pharmacy and knowing what questions to ask. I have no idea if this is true for everyone or only Optum pharmacy. I have had so many shipping issues with Optum that I have called them every time I was told by my doctor's office that a prescription was being sent and each month it has been something. So be your own advocate. To me, it seems like they do not communicate with the doctor's office. What is most frustrating is that my doctor is chairman of Washington University's cardiology dept. and his department was part of the group involved with the trials for this drug and they are still involved. Sorry for being so longwinded but I recall others have had delivery issues in the past.

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Thank you for posting this information since I will be working with Optum as well! My Cardiologist is Dr Owens. Is that yours?

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