Posted on 06/07/2021 10:39:54 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved what it described as a “first-of-its-kind” treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, which it says “targets the fundamental pathophysiology of the disease.”
The approved drug, aducanumab, is what the Washington Post described as the “first drug cleared that is designed to alter the course of the disease by slowing the deterioration of brain function — not just to ease symptoms.”
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Slows progression,better than nothing I suppose.
Great news, 4 more years of Joe Biden.
Pray that it works safely.
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Just heard avg cost 4 Gs to do what its is marketed to do
4 G’s per year
Bye-Done’s picture on the label.
Since the FDA approves drugs that have little more than placebo effect we’ll have to wait and see. FDA approval means nothing any more. Most go work for Pharma after they retire from the US Govt. Sort of like the DoD.
Actually just 3 1/2 now...
At perhaps $50k a year, it won’t work for most people.
Another monoclonal antibody treatment, in this case, an antibody against amyloid beta.
This is excellent news, and should hopefully work. This is the same general treatment (monoclonal antibody treatment) that regeneron and bamlanivimab are for CoVI-2.
As these are targeted treatments, they will be far more efficacious at curing disease than non-targeted off label medications that may show a low level of efficacy. This is the current state of the art of medicine — and I am glad to see multiple applications of it.
I give it 1 1/2...
But will I remember to take it?
Don’t get your hopes too high. In one trial the drug did not reach its desired endpoint. Amyloid plaque, as an Alzheimer’s cause, is a good theory, but there are others. Believe me, I hope there are effective treatments soon. My father passed away from Alzheimer’s and I’m now the same age he was when diagnosed.
I see nothing in the Constitution wherein the government is given any say over what I or anyone else put in my body.
The FDA should be merely a quality control organization, if even that.
Wonder if BiteMe is on it...
Deep State and Dr. Mrs. BiteMe certainly wouldn’t have a problem with using him as a human lab rat...
Thinking of piggybacking 4 more years on top of the existing 3.25.
The FDA still has "emergency use only" classification for the covid vax. Why?
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