Re: Fwd: NATAP: FDA Proposal to Expand Access to Experimental Drugs

[Guest guest]

That's for sure. What has it been? Fifteen years?

Kessler promised it when he was head of the FDA.

We're dealing with people who really don't like change.

Norm

>> This development took long enough.> Jules> > > > > > > > This FDA proposal to expand access to Experimental Drugs is a gift to > > humanity from the HIV+ community.> > The first Expanded Access programs, along with Accellerated Approval > > programs, were introduced as a result of pressure from the HIV+ community and in > > particular the activists in the HIV community.> > Now many people with life threatening conditions other than HIV will > > benefit from this more sensible balance between the risk of using a new > > experimental treatments vs. the risk of death from not being able to use new > > experimental treatments. > >>

[Guest guest]

At 08:26 PM 12/11/2006, Norm Stuart wrote:

This FDA proposal to expand access to

Experimental Drugs is a gift to humanity from the HIV+ community.

The first Expanded Access programs, along

with Accellerated Approval programs, were introduced as a result of

pressure from the HIV+ community and in particular the activists in the

HIV community.

You bet!! It is great and I hope soon to be able to take advantage of it

as newer Hep C drugs become more developed.

Now if we can just get the ADAP model (as reflected in the best states)

to be developed for those of us with Hepatitis, a CANDAP for cancer,

DIABDAP...you get the idea.

Of course, single payer with price controls will also help to bring out

GDP costs of 15% actually DOWN while covering the 47+ million of us who

are uninsured.

M.