Thalidomide babies, these were a few of the lucky ones......
Posted on 03/10/2014 9:57:43 PM PDT by GailA
imee Hardy says her son is in agony. He has battled cancer on and off, and now he's in jeopardy again due to complications from a bone marrow transplant. Doctors believe Brincidofovir could save his life, but the maker of the drug won't provide it.
Chimerix is the company that makes Brincidofovir. They're facing a major ethical dilemma because they say there are hundreds if not thousands of people who need it, but if they give it to patients like Josh, it will slow down their efforts to make it widely available. They hope that will happen in 2016 if it passes all its clinical trials.
"If we were to make it available for this young boy, and I would very much like to as a human being, how would we say no to the dozens, hundreds—potentially thousands of other requests that we get for this drug?" said Kenneth Moch, president and CEO of Chimerix.
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My friend had exhausted all remedies available in the U.S. With no relief.
Sounds like she needs an airline before she needs a doctor.
My God damn the Regime!
Alex Jones? A hero of yours?
WTF is Alex Jones? And WTF should I care?
I refer to the government to which you obviously remain slavishly loyal.
You need a new lexicographer. (For those of you in Rio Linda, a lexicographer is an authority on the meaning of words.) I recommend the GOOG.
Because they think it is the only drug that will work.
I’ve lost 2, one to illness one to murder. Been the victim of malpractice I can’t prove. I generally LOATH doctors. But if this drug can help this child, let them try it. There is no harm to the manufacture in a compassionate use case and may actually help them to prove the case for the drug. See your Private mail.
Since it hasn’t even passed the clinical trials yet they are making a big assumption. They should also know that the company isn’t going to want to jump the process.
““Their only issue is PROFIT!”
There is no other reason to be in business!
Charity is for fools and those that want to go bankrupt!”
Which is exactly whats wrong with this world when it comes to life-saving medicines.. Money is valued more than life.
LOL!
No, she is currently on simeprevir
That’s the drug that is the last line of hope and we think she may very well succeed.
My point was, she had to wait for federal dispensation to get the drug.
That's where intercontinental jet transport comes in, either of patient to drug or drug to patient (much cheaper, but illegal, LOL).
That’s the drug that is the last line of hope and we think she may very well succeed.
That's excellent!
They must have tried the nearly 100 other approved antiviral drugs already.
There are a lot of potential life saving drugs still in the FDA hoop jumping stage.
Maybe if the company and parents greased enough palms in the FDA, it will happen faster. Its the Chicago way.
Random thought - this looks like the name of an ancient Celtic hero.
And who makes that determination; the Fed or the company?
Or one of the characters in Vikings.
Their only issue is PROFIT!
??? The FDA doesn’t make a profit. All they do is exercise POWER by putting the company in that bind.“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” - Adam SmithI can’t find it in my heart to criticize anyone who is developing a wonderful drug.The FDA, on the other hand . . .
The government can never be to blame....under a Democrat president.
The FDA says “No way”.
This is DIRECTLY the fault of YOUR GOVERNMENTS lows and regulations concerning drugs.
The company is at risk of bankruptcy from lawsuits if this UNLICENCED drug kills, or maims.
The CEO, as much as he might want to, cannot put his EMPLYEES and company at risk, because of YOUR GOVERNMENT
So look in the mirror if you’d like to see who’s to blame.
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I’m very sorry for your losses. I hope this young boy can be helped somehow.
Thalidomide babies, these were a few of the lucky ones......
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