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Big Pharma & Big Profits: The Big Story 7 years 4 weeks ago #21152

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Harvard Study Finally Admits Drug Prices are High Because Govt Grants Big Pharma a Monopoly.
In what can only be described as paradigm-shattering research on drug prices, the Journal of the American Medical Association has officially recognized why drug prices skyrocket in America.

hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2016/08/...lly-admits-drug.html

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G 1a F-1
Started tx 10/23/15 (Meso sof & led) ALT 48 AST 28 v/l 1.6 mil
11/17/15 4 wk lab ALT 17 AST 16 <15
11/18/15 Started Harvoni
12/16/15 8 wk lab ALT: 15 AST: 13 V/l UND
1/14/16 Fin. Tx
7/07/16 UND SVR 24

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Big Pharma & Big Profits: The Big Story 7 years 4 weeks ago #21158

DrJames Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1980 Karma: 111 Thank you received: 7263	Thanks Mike. My feeling is that we've finally seen the high water mark on drug pricing and that the tide is on the turn. YMMV The following user(s) said Thank You: mgalbrai, fitz, nads

Big Pharma & Big Profits: The Big Story 7 years 4 weeks ago #21160

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Thanks in no small part to you, Dr. James. Your vision has become a movement, and the movement has gone worldwide.

Respect, and gratitude!

Failed Interferon 96', G1a, VL = 9 - 5.5 Million, F3/A3, AST 111, ALT 190, Generic DAA treatment Sof/Led (Mylan - India MYHEP LVIR) - 8 June, 2016
2 Week Results 20 June, 2016 AST 19, ALT 32
4 Week Results 06 July, 2016 AST 22, ALT 30, VL = 35
6 Week Results 20, July 2016 VL only = HCV RNA Detected, Non-Quantifiable <15
8 Week Results 04 August 2016, Labs, LFTs Normal, VL = UND
12 Week Results 31 August, 2016 LFTs Normal, VL = UND
EOT + 4 Weeks, LFTs Normal, VL = UND, "SVR4"
SVR12, 21 Nov 2016. CURED!!!

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Big Pharma & Big Profits: The Big Story 7 years 4 weeks ago #21161

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www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2016...ldi-patent-suit.html

Genotype 1A
ALT 473
AST 226
Virus Load 3,119,030
Results as of May-2016
5 week viral load/undetected as of 12/02/2016
Liver Biopsy Results from Feb 2013
Portal/Periportal chronic inflammation and mild interface hepatitis (Grade 2)
Focal Lobular chronic inflammation (Grade 1)
Portal/Periportal fibrosis (stage 1-2 trichrome and reticulin stains utilized)
Negative Iron stains.

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Big Pharma & Big Profits: The Big Story 7 years 4 weeks ago #21169

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Thanks for posting this Mike. It's such a great article that covers so many of the key issues including the current cost of HepC treatment set by Gilead, the fact that cheaper generics are available, the conflict of interest of key players and the role of government etc.

Good to see the following words printed in this journal:

Although prices are often justified by the high cost of drug development, there is no evidence of an association between research and development costs and prices; rather, prescription drugs are priced..............primarily on the basis of what the market will bear. Yes!

G1a probably early 1980's, Biopsy F1(2010), F2-F3(2015). VL 5+mill; 2+mill (2014) Tx naive. Accessed Sof/Led through Dr Freeman at GP2U and Buyers Club (lifesavers!!!)
Commenced tx 12/11/15. 9 wk: VL <15 Detected but LFT = Normal 12 week results: UND (Yay!) Due to slow response commenced Sof/Dac 4 Feb for 12 weeks. EOT @ 24 weeks 27 April 2016. (With thanks to Dr Freeman et al). SVR11 result: VL 1,950,000. It's back!
New tx 030916 (Viekira Pak, Solvadi, Ribavirin UND @ 111116. EOT 170217.
SVR12 and SVR 24

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