dointime

“When I asked for a script to take to India my doc said it would be no good to me because he is not licensed in India”

I really feel for the hoops you guys in the UK are having to jump through.
When I got my sof and riba from India it arrived with a script written
out by an unknown Indian doctor even though I had provided a script from my own Australian doctor.So really all your reluctant UK doctor would only be doing by writing a script is saying it is ok for you to take these drugs in the UK and it is ok for an Indian Doctor to legitimately write out a script for you.I got my stuff through Greg.I am not sure it works the same with the buyers club.Hope this helps

Where did you come across chinese firms manufacturing these API’s”?

It seems I am in the same catagory as chester ( 1b, naïve, f3/4) I am doing sof and riba from India,dac from Mesochem.
My specialist is confident 12 wks is enough.However,the 6gm from Mesochem gives me an extra 16 days,and I have extra riba,so I will probably try an access some extra sof to give me the extra.2wks.Why waste good dac.I approached the pill onslaught with “fear and trembling”.I am 10 days in and much to my surprise,I feel great.The only side effect has been some truly bizzare nightime dreams.
Went for a 60k bikeride yesterday.If it remains like this it will be a breeze.My only fear is forgetting to take the stuff.
I watched the Graham Foster video about 10 times and studied the Ally trials and am fairly confident in the 12wk regime advice of my specialist.As has been mentioned it is an individual decision,but most of the anecdotal evidence seems to be positive about 12wks being enough if el cheepo riba is added.

I note the following in the NIM report
“Recommended storage
When not in use, this material should be stored at or
below 4 ºC
in a closed container in a dry, dark area”

This is below the temperature that most fridges maintain.
Does this mean one would have to keep it in a freezer,which is not a good idea for most medications?
Does it also indicate abnormal chemical instability?

Pharmaceutical companies are investor driven.I recently read a shocking report by an american investment source advising investors in Gilead that they need not fear competition from other drug companies over new HCV drugs as 240,000 new cases could confidently be expected in the USA every year,and there would be enough profits for everyone.That is the shocking mindset that governs it all.It’s capitailism devoid of any morality from a country only too ready to lecture the rest of the world on human rights.Nothing is going to change that.
There is ,however,one faint star on the horizon.It is our own little Australian Benitec Biopharma .Quote from their website.
“Benitec Biopharma has developed a breakthrough platform for treating human diseases called ddRNAi.
Unlike other RNAi-based technologies, ddRNAi effects lasting change in target cells, leading to long term benefit and, potentially, cure. ”
Our current clinical pipeline is focused on multi-billion dollar market opportunities in Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, lung cancer and wet Age-related Macular Degeneration, as well as the orphan genetic disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. However, ddRNAi technology has potential well beyond these conditions; it could potentially be applied to countless genes in humans and in disease-causing micro-organisms.’

The technology involves gene silencing.Once the appropriate gene is silenced the virus cannot replicate and a person cannot be reinfected.One of the issues is that,unlike gene splicing,once a gene is turned off it cannot be turned on again,and it is a question of finding the correct vector to work the process..The research is well advanced and 5 trial sites have been set up,Yes, you guessed it,IN THE USA.
I have had a long conversation with Peter French the head scientist.He is very optimistic and confident.If it can be shown to work it will be a major revolution in medicine.
One of the questions I asked him was “If this is successful,its going to punch a massive hole in Big Pharma’s profits,how are they going to react.He seemed to think some sort of parnership agreement would emerge.But then he added “Of course if we were made an offer we could not refuse,we may have to rethink.”The only help this promising little company gets from the Australian Govt is Tax Concessions.This company operates on a tiny budget,and our local billionaires have shown no investment savvy.Its had to list on the Nasdaq to try and raise capital.
So in other words a discovery,if it shown to work, that could save this country billions will possibly be bought by the yanks in order to protect their own Big Pharma, and sold back to us,probably at a price that we cannot afford.
Are we a stupid country?

I don’t understand it either Berrinice.The information comes from My GP.He tells me Doctors are licensed in the State they work in.Each state has different regulations.and a doctor working in that state must conform to them.A doctor working in Queensland cannot for example work in NSW without renewing his license to practice.

Well I am doing it Chester,only trying to compare notes.Who says we are all indecisive people?I feel it would be more inspirational to others simply to say you are having success with no side effects.A cornerstone of this forum should by about mutual support rather than Hysterical showmanship,amusing none the less.I wish you well.
PS remember to put on a crash helmet when you are hitting your head against the wall.Permanent brain damage could be a worse outcome.