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re: High school football coach unable to get chemo due to shortage dies at 60

Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:14 pm to
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21632 posts
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:14 pm to
What is the root of this shortage?
Posted by DaTroof
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2015
979 posts
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:18 pm to
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What is the root of this shortage?


Money
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22696 posts
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:18 pm to
From the article

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FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told NBC News in May 2023 that the main reason for the chemo shortage is there's not enough profit in producing these drugs, many of which are generic and do not have a patent. "A number of firms are going either out of business, or they’re having quality problems because of difficulty investing in their technology," Califf said.
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
8765 posts
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:18 pm to
And not only is he dead (no little thing for his family and friends), all the chemo treatments were wasted.
What kind of medical team begins a treatment course without being sure that it exists in totality?

If his treatment interruption was foreseeable, how many others had a comparable problem?

Who makes the drugs, where and why?
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