I thought it was interesting that they have a problem with 1% to 3% of patients ~ per infusion.
What that means is it slops out somehow and gets pumped into your muscle tissues.
This is always bad.
You can get the drug on the open market ~ all that happened here is that it was no longer qualified for automatic Medicare (or other government) payment. People with private insurance could get it.
ObamaKKKare provides that you won't "get it" when it takes over everything including private insurance plans.
Most cancer patients have a portocath so the danger you are talking about hardly exists. Avastin is an expensive drug. It can cost up to $100k a yr and I am sure that has something to do with why no one wants to cover it.
I received avastin as part of a UCLA trial for breast cancer. Since I was part of the trial my insurance was never billed for it. UCLA is still tracking me.
Since I had never had Chemo before, I thought the sensation was just part of it, them I looked down and saw some discoloration next to the IV.
I called for the Nurse and she ran in there like nobody’s business, turned off the drip and got the needle out of my arm before I knew what was going on.
I'll assume that is the same 1% to 3% problem they have with the Avastin, which has more to do with the IV Setup than the drug be utilized for the treatment.
Unfortunately, taking a promising drug off the market only leads desperate people to seek out alternative treatments like going to Mexico for a magic Cancer Cure. It didn't work out for Steve McQueen did it?
Government only causes havoc while stifling innovation.