Posted on 01/09/2008 2:14:21 PM PST by blam
It’s not clear from the article how often Enbrel would have to be administered to sustain the effect.
However, whatever the cost of the drug, I’m sure it would be nothing compared to the cost of providing nursing home care for these patients-—and never mind the human cost of the disease.
I know where you’re coming from. The way we handled it was we asked our love one to see a “specialist” and told her it did not mean giving up her beloved GP at all. Through this line of reasoning, we were able to add in the care of someone who actually had a clue what he was doing.
What is the current treatment cost? I'd think it would be far more than a half bil.
My ex’s dad has advanced AZ. I’m forwarding this article to my ex.
A drop in the bucket compared to what we give countries that hate our guts.
Results today for AMGEN
47.65+1.32 / +2.85% Jan 09
I take this stuff, well the very similar Remicade, which works against TNF-alpha. Remicade is infused using an IV. Enbrel is similar and is self-injected, I think subcutaneously.
The method described here is a spinal-column injection. I doubt there would be any off-label prescriptions that would allow that method until approved that way.
The stuff has been miraculous for my arthritis!
In RA it’s usually twice a week. FWIW.
compared to the cost of lingering in a nursing home for ten years? might be a bargain
I wonder if it would have any effect on autism.
Is the high cost of dosage related to recovering research and development costs, or is it just real expensive to produce? If the former, the costs should go way down over time, especially if the drug has an unanticipated application for AZ disease, which would dramatically increase the demand.
Wow. Now that’s news. GOOD news and this treatment can be accomplished without aborting babies and harvesting parts.
Don’t get mad at the Doc, as there is really not much he can do. Aricept is the drug of choice these days, but the Docs I’ve talked to don’t think it is very effective.
I’ve seen this disease up close with my mother in law and now with my 90 year old mother. It is so painful to watch the deterioration.
Anyone with a family history should keep exercising his brain as much as he can.
There no good medical treatment for it, just custodial care which is usually private pay or covered by Medicaid.
Probably both. Enbrel's been around about six years I think, so it's got a few years before the patent runs out. It will never get cheap, though.
This means I could get my Grandmother back.
Praise God
Ping for potentially very good news.
Amgen (AMGN: NASDAQ) closed up $1.32 today. That’s the maker.
If you get alzheimer’s, it will be.
Worth a (fingers crossed) WOW!
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