The FDA does not reverse a drug based on cost, but on efficacy. So the fact that it is $8000 or $8 per week is moot.
They are more interested in: does the drug do what it is claimed it does, and do the side effects grossly outweigh any usefulness (and is there a better option with less drastic side effects). If it is the only solution, and the side effects are reasonably acceptable (so that a reasonable person would choose the side effect over the initial condition) they will leave it on the market. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Sisk, Kris <ks...@gckschools.com> wrote: > > I respectfully disagree. A human life in which a decent quality of > living can be maintained is priceless. > > This decision makes sense if the drug keeps them alive but bedridden, > but if they're able to go about their life for a couple years and just > have to take a pill or two every day and are willing to pay $8000 a > month for the ability to live that much longer does the FDA really have > the right to say "Sorry, you can't take this pill that can keep you > alive because it's too expensive"? Personally I don't think so. > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:gm0n3...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:30 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: and so it begins > > What's the success? I'm assuming it doesn't cure the cancer, right? So > are > we talking a few more weeks, months....years? > > Again, this is why they are WEIGHING the benefits vs. the costs. > > So should they? Yes. > > We hate to admit this, but there is a limit to how much one human life > costs > per second. > > -- > No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown > In the end there is one dance you'll do alone > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325162 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
