What happens after FDA approval? - Jackie

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Hi Jackie

Your very right - Insurance Companys will probably play a part in the patients access to the meds due to cost.

Hopefully, they wont inhibit treatment too much, due to Industry competition.

Insurance Companys hate to lose customers.

I read a report that said that there are also some doctors who dont accept the new drugs for various reasons, and refuse to prescribe them, prefering to stick to the old combo.

This might make it necessary for patients to seek a second opinion, and possibly change doctors.

I personally am really excited about all the claims with these new drugs, and I hope that there is not a lot of difficulties for patients to access them, if they need them.

I mean, it seems that new meds only come along once every decade or so, and it is very important to each of us on a personal level to be able to heal.

love

don in ks

From: Jackie Levin <fyrefly@...>Subject: [ ] Re: What happens after FDA approval? Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 1:30 PM

And one more thing to add to this, Don....the INSURANCE companies get to decide if they will approve these drugs for people who have their insurance! So it will also be insurance company by insurance company decision....and if I remember correctly this stuff is expected to cost a fortune.

Be well,

Jackie

Hi MightysMomYour questions are very valid.I will do my best to answer, but please remember - this is mostly only just my opinion from what I have read or heard. - I think that the Protease Viral Inhibitors are schedualed for final FDA approval sometime between May and July, as far as anyone in the public sector knows at this point.- Once approved, the new meds should be available shortly thereafter for use. - There probably will be some manufacturing and distribution issues that arise for awhile, and possibly depending on where you live, and/or demand.- It is also going to possibly take some time to bring every doctor and Pharmacy onboard, but I imagine the Drug Company reps are already busy contacting all the doctors/Pharms that might prescribe, or need the new meds. - From my understanding, there is already a long line of patients on hold for treatment by

their doctors, so this may cause some delay also in the beginning.- A lot of things have to be organized, but I think that within a year from approval, possibly most, if not all the kinks will be worked out. - I imagine that the Drug Companys are already manufacturing and storing these new drugs, anticipating a beginning surge, as well as additional stockpiles of Interferon and Ribavirin [and/or other needed drugs].- Probably the Distributing Companys are also already setting up their delivery scheduals from information collected both up and down the lines [manufacturing speed vs local demand]. __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6001 (20110330) __________The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.http://www.eset.com