CO Q10 orphan drug status!

[Guest guest]

Everyone, please check this out from then home page of Tishcon’s

website, www.tishcon.com,

Tishcon obtains Orphan Drug Designation for Coenzyme Q10

from the US FDA. The designation is for the use of CoQ10 in the treatment

of Mitochondrial Cytopathies.

This could be a happy day!

I know many of us will be contacting our pharmacies very soon!

Cindy, mom to 2 boys, Seth, 12, and Ben, 7 (We use 2000 mg of CO Q 10 daily in our house!)

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know how this will affect our ability to try & get the COQ10 covered by insurance? I take 1200mg a day & any coverage would be really helpful. I should say that I noticed a reasonable increase in ability when I went from 600 to 1200mg, I'd like to go higher, but can't afford to

TIA, hopefully this is good news for us....

Chris

In a message dated 3/20/2004 2:06:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, writes:

Subject: CO Q10 orphan drug status!Everyone, please check this out from then home page of Tishcon’s website,www.tishcon.com <http://www.tishcon.com/> ,* Tishcon obtains Orphan Drug Designation for Coenzyme Q10 from the US FDA.The designation is for the use of CoQ10 in the treatment of MitochondrialCytopathies.This could be a happy day! I know many of us will be contacting ourpharmacies very soon!Cindy, mom to 2 boys, Seth, 12, and Ben, 7 (We use 2000 mg of CO Q 10 dailyin our house!)

[Guest guest]

I am sorry to tell you that Tishcon only has stage I or II status, not

full orphan drug status yet.  They are working on it, but it is VERY

expensive to do the large trials needed to get final approval status,

but they are trying.  This is from the FDA website:

Ubiquinone                                

DD:

12/14/1999 Treatment

of mitochondrial cytopathies.           Gel-Tec,

Division of Tishcon Corp.

Ubi-Q-Gel                                                                                                                

30 New York

Ave.

                                                

MA:                                                                       

PO Box 331

                                                                                                                             

Westbury NY  11590

It was designated 12/14/99, but hasn't made final approval yet.

chris1gill@... wrote:

Does anyone know how this will affect our ability to try &

get the COQ10 covered by insurance? I take 1200mg a day & any

coverage would be really helpful. I should say that I noticed a

reasonable increase in ability when I went from 600 to 1200mg, I'd like

to go higher, but can't afford to

 

TIA, hopefully this is good news for us....

Chris

 

In a message dated 3/20/2004 2:06:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

Subject: CO Q10 orphan drug status!

Everyone, please check this out from then home page of Tishcon’s

website,

www.tishcon.com <http://www.tishcon.com/> ,

*    Tishcon obtains Orphan Drug Designation for Coenzyme Q10 from the

US FDA.

The designation is for the use of CoQ10 in the treatment of

Mitochondrial

Cytopathies.

This could be a happy day!  I know many of us will be contacting our

pharmacies very soon!

Cindy, mom to 2 boys, Seth, 12, and Ben, 7  (We use 2000 mg of CO Q 10

daily

in our house!)

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Last year I used the fact that Qgel had orphan drug status to get my Qgel covered.

CO Q10 orphan drug status!Everyone, please check this out from then home page of Tishcon’s website,www.tishcon.com <http://www.tishcon.com/> ,* Tishcon obtains Orphan Drug Designation for Coenzyme Q10 from the US FDA.The designation is for the use of CoQ10 in the treatment of MitochondrialCytopathies.This could be a happy day! I know many of us will be contacting ourpharmacies very soon!Cindy, mom to 2 boys, Seth, 12, and Ben, 7 (We use 2000 mg of CO Q 10 dailyin our house!)

Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.