|
Post by brillbilly on Apr 26, 2012 21:44:52 GMT 10
Independent experts have condemned the Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis for trying to force the NHS to buy an expensive drug to treat patients suffering from a degenerative eye disease, rather than using a cheaper, unlicensed alternative. Novartis is taking four NHS areas in the south of England to a judicial review because they have allowed doctors to prescribe the anti-cancer drug Avastin to treat the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. Novartis wants Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth to revoke the policy of prescribing Avastin, but is not making any financial claims of the Primary Care Trusts or the NHS. Novartis says Avastin is unlicensed for the eye disease and wants its own licensed drug Lucentis, which costs £740 an injection compared with £60, to be used. John Harris, a professor of medical ethics at Manchester University, said companies such as Novartis should not be allowed to block attempts at using more cost-effective treatments to maximise their profits. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/drugs-firm-takes-cost-conscious-doctors-to-court-7675911.htmlTheres MEGA BUCKS to be made from our suffering
|
|
|
Post by Wes Gear on Apr 26, 2012 21:59:38 GMT 10
Everyone's in it for that money.
|
|
|
Post by theshee on Apr 27, 2012 1:58:30 GMT 10
Its wrong on so many levels where profit becomes befor wellness.
|
|
|
Post by brillbilly on Apr 27, 2012 2:04:48 GMT 10
Its wrong on so many levels where profit becomes befor wellness. The problem we face is that big phama gets bigger by the day. A court fines of a few 100 mill, will never dent the vaults that are now accumilating billions!.
|
|
|
Post by theshee on Apr 27, 2012 3:38:06 GMT 10
Yep, esp when Doctors are refusing to treat un vaccinated children!
|
|
|
Post by brillbilly on Apr 27, 2012 4:46:32 GMT 10
Yep, esp when Doctors are refusing to treat un vaccinated children! yeah just read it,its sick,its forced and it not nessasary
|
|