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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / June 2004Not Very Encouraging
From a NY Times article: Schering-Plough's tactics, these people said, included paying doctors large sums to prescribe its drug for hepatitis C and to take part in company-sponsored clinical trials that were little more than thinly disguised marketing efforts that required little effort on the doctors' part. Doctors who demonstrated disloyalty by testing other company's drugs, or even talking favorably about them, risked being barred from the Schering-Plough money stream.<< See the rest at http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/business/27DRUG.final.html?hp Cody > From a NY Times article: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Cody Kaiser wouldn't allow me to switch to Infergen, excuse used: " it's not in our formulary." Am,gen was most helpful in giving me advice as to out to ge them to prescribe Infergen, but the Gastro refused the request and suddenly I was taken out ot tx. because of a rise in my LFT's Remember tho', amgen success rate back then was only a couple of percentage points about Intron_A and length of treatment for everyone was 6 months. Relapsers could go into further treatment if they showed a sustained viral response, and then relapsed. I didn't even know what genotype i was, so the 6 months for a 1A wouldn't have been enuff anyway, no matter which drug I was using. hoof  Signature{ Disclaimer: Non Existent words contained within this poast were created in response to the Paperwork Reduction Act.} {If you have a problem with that, take it to the Environmentalists Complaint Dept.} [NOTE: It has come to my attention that water pressure booster pumps are available to city dwellers. Because of this new development, notify your local Environmentalist Complaint Dept. to begin a campaign to *ban* the sale of these pumps to those living within a municipality. (They don't need more water pressure just so their sprinklers can run water down the sewers.)] The above is a public service announcement from the Committee for *Responsible* Use of Water Pressure Booster Pumps.] A Free Thinker. > > From a NY Times article: > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > I didn't even know what genotype i was, so the 6 months for a 1A > wouldn't have been enuff anyway, no matter which drug I was using. Are you certain? Cody, Thank you for contributing this article. Sometimes I (we) forget that you actually do have hep c, and aren't here only to annoy Elmo. fonzz > From a NY Times article: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Cody > Cody, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > fonzz I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my liver is in for my peace or lack of peace -- if the biopsy shows a lot of damage -- of mind. Cody > > From a NY Times article: > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Cody > I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on > what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my liver > is in for my peace or lack of peace -- if the biopsy shows a lot of > damage -- of mind. > > Cody Good luck. It ain't a big deal. Get the drugs! fonzz > > I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on > > what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my liver [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > fonzz You mean the drugs to make the biopsy painless? If so, don't worry, I will. Cody On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:19:11 GMT, "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid>, in message ID <zaxDc.44642$kn2.481521@news.ono.com>, in the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote: >I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on >what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my liver >is in for my peace or lack of peace -- if the biopsy shows a lot of >damage -- of mind. Well done Cody. I'm glad to read what you've posted. I do realise that you prefer not to do interferon/riba tx but at least the choice will now be an informed one. If your liver damage is mildish, viramidine looks likely to be around in the next few years to replace ribavirin. Apparently, the sides are usually mild to non-existent with viramidine - though there would still be the possible (probable) interferon sides if you end up needing to do some tx. Best of luck. Keep us posted, won't you please? SignaturePaul Use the reply by email facility in your newsreader to send email > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:19:11 GMT, "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid>, in > message ID <zaxDc.44642$kn2.481521@news.ono.com>, in the newsgroup [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Best of luck. > Keep us posted, won't you please? I will. When did viramidine come out? Cody On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:59:09 GMT, "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid>, in message ID <1jIDc.44842$kn2.491273@news.ono.com>, in the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote: >I will. When did viramidine come out? It's still a forthcoming attraction but I understand that they are in advanced stage 3 trials with. It is meant to be the most hopeful development to reduce/eliminate the sides from the ribavirin part of the therapy. If you are able to wait a while, you would probably be doing yourself a big favour. SignaturePaul Use the reply by email facility in your newsreader to send email > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:59:09 GMT, "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid>, in > message ID <1jIDc.44842$kn2.491273@news.ono.com>, in the newsgroup [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the therapy. If you are able to wait a while, you would probably be > doing yourself a big favour. With socialised medicine, nothing is quick. I have to go see the head liver doc and then be scheduled for a biopsy which probably won't happen until after the August holidays. Cody On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:37:59 GMT, "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid>, in message ID <rVPDc.44857$kn2.494572@news.ono.com>, in the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote: >With socialised medicine, nothing is quick. I have to go see the head liver >doc and then be scheduled for a biopsy which probably won't happen until >after the August holidays. I experienced those delays too Cody. I was dx'd early July '03 and started tx in mid March '04. Part of the delay was normal waiting, part was the hospital making a cock-up with one of my appointments, and part was me delaying it myself while I had a holiday. The biopsy happened in mid January. If everything had gone smoothly I would have had the biopsy in early December and could have started tx by Christmas. Mind you, I badly needed that holiday before starting tx. SignaturePaul Use the reply by email facility in your newsreader to send email |I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my liver is in for my peace or lack of peace -- if the biopsy shows a lot of damage -- of mind. Cody ......... Hope your biopsy goes easy and that if gives you peace of mind that you don't need treatment. Thanks for your kind words in another post. :-) Elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > |I've finally decided to get a biopsy and I made this decision based on > what's been posted here. I really need to find out what condition my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hope your biopsy goes easy and that if gives you peace of mind that you > don't need treatment. Thanks, Elmo. > Thanks for your kind words in another post. :-) > Elmo I meant them. Cody ahahahahahaha /////////// Cody, Thank you for contributing this article. Sometimes I (we) forget that you actually do have hep c, and aren't here only to annoy Elmo. fonzz "Cody" <nada@aka.nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:WXnDc.44616$kn2.478132@news.ono.com... From a NY Times article: Schering-Plough's tactics, these people said, included paying doctors large sums to prescribe its drug for hepatitis C and to take part in company-sponsored clinical trials that were little more than thinly disguised marketing efforts that required little effort on the doctors' part. Doctors who demonstrated disloyalty by testing other company's drugs, or even talking favorably about them, risked being barred from the Schering-Plough money stream.<< See the rest at http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/business/27DRUG.final.html?hp Cody http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > Cody, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > fonzz Elmo's all right when he's not hung up on insulting me or dwelling on bodily functions. Believe it or not, I've learned a lot from *some* of his posts. Cody > > From a NY Times article: > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Cody Hmmm, the doctor in the article (Chris Pappas)is the one I met with two weeks ago. Suzanne > Cody, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > fonzz As soon as my doc started testing Roche's meds, Scherring-Plough quit coming around. I thought it was due to the fact the doc decided not prescribe Scherring's poison. Elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > As soon as my doc started testing Roche's meds, Scherring-Plough quit > coming around. I thought it was due to the fact the doc decided not > prescribe Scherring's poison. > Elmo Now you know the real reason. Disgusting, isn't it that these companies spend more money on marketing than developing new drugs. Cody |
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