Dr Freeman,

I think the idea of an ‘independent testers’ facility is excellent, in fact it could be the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle necessary, not just for doctors but for anybody wishing to buy and use the generics with confidence. With 2 generic Harvoni’s in Bangladesh and no doubt more coming, the ability to test them is needed yesterday.

Best wishes,
dointime

Thanks for explaining that for me Sean. You could also email Rachel at Mesochem and ask her what she knows about mailing the APIs to Ireland.

Personally, I don’t fancy carrying sachets of white powder through airport security, especially with an Irish passport. I have an Irish friend who never fails to get stopped, just cos he’s Irish it seems to me. So even if what you are doing is perfectly legal, do you really want to have to prove it at airport customs control? If you do decide to travel then why not consider going via Scotland, not London. There are some good airlines serving Scotland now which go directly east, not via London.

Whatever you decide, good luck,
dt

I am attaching the report for Sovaldi, similar to the one attached by Alsdad for Daklinza. See Section 2.2.3.

Alsdad, or anybody – do you see anything there that might make a difference for the encapsulation of Sof, compared to Dac?

Thanks,
dointime

Hey panamajo

Good for you. I was having a little private bet with myself that you would. I know that you were in a hurry to treat.

One of the things I like about the Mesochem option is that it goes straight from the hands of Mesochem into the hands of Fedex. While that is not a guarantee of supply line integrity, it’s better than the India option where you get it from the hands of a distributor and who knows where it’s been before that on its way from the manufacturer. I mean, not that you can’t find a trusted Indian supply, just that you need a little more faith.

Best wishes for your tx. Please email me anytime, let me know how you’re getting on.
dointime

Well it’s true. A lot of them are. I’d like to think that some of them are not.

I get the impression that at my NHS clinic there’s a few different things going on. Firstly, they are not very well informed about the world of HCV generics. Seeing as things are changing every day I can understand that. Secondly, they’ve been at this for a long time, decades, and they know what can go wrong, so their caution is understandable too. Lastly, the individuals running the clinic are hogtied by directives from above. They might have some leeway at their discretion but they can’t disobey direct rulings.

I think you have to look at the top , the BMC (British Medical Council) to find the people putting out the directives. If I were Big Pharma that’s where I would go to ‘influence’ matters. Then there’s the NHS heads, as thick as thieves with their health ministers, each pretending to be horrified and wholly ignorant of what the other is doing. Good cop, bad cop.

And there are consultants like yours who choose not to exercise the discretion that they have. It’s a bad show.
dt

That’s funny. I have fantasies about doing the same thing. If we are not the only ones then there could soon be a rash of people arriving at their NHS clinics appearing to be ‘mysteriously’ cured. Spontaneous viral clearance could start to pop up everywhere. I wonder what they would make of it. Would serve the b@stards right, the ones who refused to help us.
dt
I should add that my NHS specialist is actually a really good doc who cares. He did agree to monitor me on the NHS if I got the Indian generics, but writing me a prescription was a step too far.