More than 180 drugs used to treat cancer and other diseases are in short supply in the U.S.
A record 180 medicines used to treat cancers and a number of other diseases and infections are in short supply in the U.S. this year, and as a result prices for some have skyrocketed to as much as 20 times the original cost.
Some clinical trials for new drugs have been delayed because researchers must also offer the older, short-supply medicines for comparison’s sake.
Lawmakers and health care officials are working to find solutions to the supply problem, including possibly stockpiling cancer medications the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already does with antibiotics in case of terrorist attacks or natural disasters.
In the article below, The New York Times looks at the forces causing the problem. —BF
The New York Times:
A crucial problem is disconnection between the free market and required government regulation. Prices for many older medicines are low until the drugs are in short supply; then prices soar. But these higher prices do little to encourage more supply, because it can be difficult and expensive to overcome the technical and regulatory hurdles. And if supplies return to normal, prices plunge.
Executives at Premier, a hospital buying cooperative, said that in April and May its members received hundreds of offers from obscure drug wholesalers to sell drugs in short supply at vastly inflated prices. Of the 636 offers that included a price, 45 percent were at least 10 times the normal rate and 27 percent were at least 20 times normal.
Such sales offers are legal as long as suppliers prove that they bought the drugs appropriately.
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Ah, I see there may be hope for Truth Dig after all. Finally someone who’s maybe thinking there’s more to it than meets the eye.
Congratulations Joey1984.
The hint is in “We may be moving toward a pre-antibiotic era.” Which also brings me to a very important subject. A subject which concerns us all more than most realize or can imagine in daily thinking, yet is in everyone’s face every day.
As with any closed in system, such as this planet Earth, everything must come around full circle/cycle. It is this cycle that determines whether or not something survives or perishes.
Every since the inception of Men & Women the Earth has been under attack for it’s resources and life itself. In most cases Earth could repair the damage as they were forced to move around due to food & shelter, yet it comes to pass that Families grew smarter and devised ways to settle in more permanent dwellings called farms.
Originally Farms were highly destructive yet respectful of nature as they only survived as Nature allowed. But, Men & Women started to cheat the cycle system by devising ways to stay put til that area was reaped beyond repair. Over time massive destruction has occurred and still continues today.
The idiots who promoted such a system for their own gain, benefit and luxury didn’t stop there. They wanted to expand to rest of solar system and beyond. They actually wanted to reach their/our Creators and take them over. That’s the hidden secret they, Monarchy/Elites, don’t want you to know about. It’s the underlying core of every and all occult societies.
Yet something is keeping them from leaving this planet for extended journeys as technology has been available to travel the stars since the 1950’s and maybe as early as Babylon / BAAL.
At this juncture the idiots who promoted such a destructive system are afraid, very afraid, as their lives and their family’s lives [bloodlines] will be shortened to Zero if something is not done.
Therefore they are trying everything they can to eliminate the less direct descendants of original bloodlines of Men & Women to save themselves and at the same time keep the leftover workers dumb and stupid. That’s 99% of the population of Earth gone, wiped out, toast. They could have gotten away with it but due to their greed they made one big mistake.
They gave away their lines of communication and mainly the internet to general public. Now little ol’ me, as anyone else, can expose them and make & distribute videos of their/Elites plans. I think that’s kind of neat ... yet it’s deadly serious.
Make no mistake FDA and rest of Corporate controlled entities are not in it just for the money. There’s no valid reason why any remedies should be blocked from public ... or why GMO foods, pesticides, massive destructive farms, crude oil products, synthetic drugs, modified viruses, junk food and rest of their/Elite destructive system should be let loose on general public.
There’s no reason why Elites worldwide should have 30,000+ nukes at the ready at all times and built over 800 DUMB/s [deep underground military bunkers] just for the hell of it when it only takes 200 nukes to decimate the Earth ... totally.
It’s an Outrage and one great big insult to our intelligence.
This outrage has spread to every part of Earth and it’s about to backfire on the Elites in every way possible ... not just protests and deposing murderers. I see this outrage will not stop til every last one of those Elite bastards are dead ... probably their families too.
As regrettable as it may seem it is the only way to replace such a destructive system.
The system to replace it must be a “Permaculture” one if we are to survive as a species on this planet called Earth. And never again let a small group of greedy idiots and psychopaths rule or be put in position of power.
By joey1984, August 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)
Having these life saving medications unavailable is unacceptable. The NYT’s recommending that regulation is a cause of this is simply not true. This is ALL about profits. It is not cost effective for Big Pharma to spend big bucks developing the next generation of antibiotics, let alone medications to offer a chance of life for a short period of time. Pharma’s R&D is focused on medications needed every day for the rest of a person’s life.
20 times the cost for medications that have already been developed is akin to selling generators in Florida for 10 times the cost after a hurricane cuts out power. The vendor’s employing these price gouging practices were vilified, despised and jailed. Why do Pharmaceutical companies get a pass? The last I checked profit margins for big pharma were doing quite well.
What happens when your kid’s scratch worsens into a resistant strain of MERSA? You are out of luck. Ask your local infectious disease specialist this question (off the record of course). If he/she is honest they will admit it’s everywhere, getting worse and another huge crisis in the making. Yes, doctors have been over prescribing antibiotics. But the truth is that well over 50% of the antibiotics manufactured are pumped into the livestock we eat. Therein is the real problem. Livestock yield increases when pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones. We may be moving toward a pre-antibiotic era.
This is pretty well the same in all countries today.
Learn and exercise your Rights or suffer the consequences. If you don’t, your kids and their kids will suffer under total Nazi or Fascist like rule. Probably much worse than you can imagine.
Ya, leave it to New York Times to print such lies.
Big Pharma has no problems making drugs that promote death in short term and long run but can’t seem to make enough of ones that save the working class.
Making a limited supply leaves only the rich and super-rich to afford them. Can you see where this is going? Can you see mass legalized genocide?
Another reported cure for most cancers and ailments is “Run for the Cure” - a true story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI
Cannabis/Hemp contains 420 to over 470 natural ingredients that restore the immune system and battle most ailments. If made and taken as directed in video you can tell most doctors and pill pushers to piss off. And best of all IT’S FREE.
Note: This is not medical advice as other contributing factors will affect you. Such as: diet, junk food, pollution, chemicals around you, junk in soap, what you put on your skin, smoking, elicit drugs, prescription drugs, GMO foods, genetically engineered viruses, etc. ... another words all that junk the corporations make and that you should stay away from in the first place.
Best strains are original ones from Hindu Kush, South America and Central Africa, (mountainous areas) ... not the modified crap drug dealers and “big pharma” push and/or lace with other junk.
Hemp/cannabis is also the one and only plant that can replace oil companies ... also in most part drug companies, genetically modified food companies, plastic clothing companies, chemical companies and any other related destructive companies.
Now maybe you can see why oil companies made it illegal. That doesn’t mean it’s Unlawful ... Learn the difference.
Lookup: Marc Stevens - Adventures In Legal Land .. and related material for this part.
It would not at all surprise me to hear later that J.P. Morgan Chase and/or Goldman Sachs are stockpiling meds like they are doing with aluminum and copper in order to control the market.
Maybe we should employ some of the millions of unemployed and build another production facility where it would run 24/7 until the dose price goes down to $5.
We refuse to hide what we know we must do. We
freely, openly say that our ends are achievable
only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social
conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at our
revolution. We no longer have anything to lose but
our balls & chains.
By Gabriel, August 22, 2011 at 2:45 pm Link to this comment
Ah, I see there may be hope for Truth Dig after all. Finally someone who’s maybe thinking there’s more to it than meets the eye.
Congratulations Joey1984.
The hint is in “We may be moving toward a pre-antibiotic era.” Which also brings me to a very important subject. A subject which concerns us all more than most realize or can imagine in daily thinking, yet is in everyone’s face every day.
As with any closed in system, such as this planet Earth, everything must come around full circle/cycle. It is this cycle that determines whether or not something survives or perishes.
Every since the inception of Men & Women the Earth has been under attack for it’s resources and life itself. In most cases Earth could repair the damage as they were forced to move around due to food & shelter, yet it comes to pass that Families grew smarter and devised ways to settle in more permanent dwellings called farms.
Originally Farms were highly destructive yet respectful of nature as they only survived as Nature allowed. But, Men & Women started to cheat the cycle system by devising ways to stay put til that area was reaped beyond repair. Over time massive destruction has occurred and still continues today.
The idiots who promoted such a system for their own gain, benefit and luxury didn’t stop there. They wanted to expand to rest of solar system and beyond. They actually wanted to reach their/our Creators and take them over. That’s the hidden secret they, Monarchy/Elites, don’t want you to know about. It’s the underlying core of every and all occult societies.
Yet something is keeping them from leaving this planet for extended journeys as technology has been available to travel the stars since the 1950’s and maybe as early as Babylon / BAAL.
At this juncture the idiots who promoted such a destructive system are afraid, very afraid, as their lives and their family’s lives [bloodlines] will be shortened to Zero if something is not done.
Therefore they are trying everything they can to eliminate the less direct descendants of original bloodlines of Men & Women to save themselves and at the same time keep the leftover workers dumb and stupid. That’s 99% of the population of Earth gone, wiped out, toast. They could have gotten away with it but due to their greed they made one big mistake.
They gave away their lines of communication and mainly the internet to general public. Now little ol’ me, as anyone else, can expose them and make & distribute videos of their/Elites plans. I think that’s kind of neat ... yet it’s deadly serious.
Make no mistake FDA and rest of Corporate controlled entities are not in it just for the money. There’s no valid reason why any remedies should be blocked from public ... or why GMO foods, pesticides, massive destructive farms, crude oil products, synthetic drugs, modified viruses, junk food and rest of their/Elite destructive system should be let loose on general public.
There’s no reason why Elites worldwide should have 30,000+ nukes at the ready at all times and built over 800 DUMB/s [deep underground military bunkers] just for the hell of it when it only takes 200 nukes to decimate the Earth ... totally.
It’s an Outrage and one great big insult to our intelligence.
This outrage has spread to every part of Earth and it’s about to backfire on the Elites in every way possible ... not just protests and deposing murderers. I see this outrage will not stop til every last one of those Elite bastards are dead ... probably their families too.
As regrettable as it may seem it is the only way to replace such a destructive system.
The system to replace it must be a “Permaculture” one if we are to survive as a species on this planet called Earth. And never again let a small group of greedy idiots and psychopaths rule or be put in position of power.
Report thisBy joey1984, August 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)
Having these life saving medications unavailable is unacceptable. The NYT’s recommending that regulation is a cause of this is simply not true. This is ALL about profits. It is not cost effective for Big Pharma to spend big bucks developing the next generation of antibiotics, let alone medications to offer a chance of life for a short period of time. Pharma’s R&D is focused on medications needed every day for the rest of a person’s life.
Report this20 times the cost for medications that have already been developed is akin to selling generators in Florida for 10 times the cost after a hurricane cuts out power. The vendor’s employing these price gouging practices were vilified, despised and jailed. Why do Pharmaceutical companies get a pass? The last I checked profit margins for big pharma were doing quite well.
What happens when your kid’s scratch worsens into a resistant strain of MERSA? You are out of luck. Ask your local infectious disease specialist this question (off the record of course). If he/she is honest they will admit it’s everywhere, getting worse and another huge crisis in the making. Yes, doctors have been over prescribing antibiotics. But the truth is that well over 50% of the antibiotics manufactured are pumped into the livestock we eat. Therein is the real problem. Livestock yield increases when pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones. We may be moving toward a pre-antibiotic era.
By Gabriel, August 21, 2011 at 4:18 am Link to this comment
There is more. And this is VERY IMPORTANT:
How governments and corporations use misleading information and fear tactics to change laws and to get more powers.
Health Freedom 2011 The Turning Point With [lawyer] Shawn Buckley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnd9-SUv0g&playnext=1&list=PL39F92C5176329366
This is pretty well the same in all countries today.
Learn and exercise your Rights or suffer the consequences. If you don’t, your kids and their kids will suffer under total Nazi or Fascist like rule. Probably much worse than you can imagine.
Report thisBy Gabriel, August 21, 2011 at 3:07 am Link to this comment
Ya, leave it to New York Times to print such lies.
Big Pharma has no problems making drugs that promote death in short term and long run but can’t seem to make enough of ones that save the working class.
Making a limited supply leaves only the rich and super-rich to afford them. Can you see where this is going? Can you see mass legalized genocide?
Another reported cure for most cancers and ailments is “Run for the Cure” - a true story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI
Cannabis/Hemp contains 420 to over 470 natural ingredients that restore the immune system and battle most ailments. If made and taken as directed in video you can tell most doctors and pill pushers to piss off. And best of all IT’S FREE.
Note: This is not medical advice as other contributing factors will affect you. Such as: diet, junk food, pollution, chemicals around you, junk in soap, what you put on your skin, smoking, elicit drugs, prescription drugs, GMO foods, genetically engineered viruses, etc. ... another words all that junk the corporations make and that you should stay away from in the first place.
Best strains are original ones from Hindu Kush, South America and Central Africa, (mountainous areas) ... not the modified crap drug dealers and “big pharma” push and/or lace with other junk.
Hemp/cannabis is also the one and only plant that can replace oil companies ... also in most part drug companies, genetically modified food companies, plastic clothing companies, chemical companies and any other related destructive companies.
Now maybe you can see why oil companies made it illegal. That doesn’t mean it’s Unlawful ... Learn the difference.
Report thisLookup: Marc Stevens - Adventures In Legal Land .. and related material for this part.
By grokker, August 20, 2011 at 4:28 pm Link to this comment
It would not at all surprise me to hear later that J.P. Morgan Chase and/or Goldman Sachs are stockpiling meds like they are doing with aluminum and copper in order to control the market.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, August 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm Link to this comment
Maybe we should employ some of the millions of unemployed and build another production facility where it would run 24/7 until the dose price goes down to $5.
Report thisBy Daye, August 20, 2011 at 3:17 pm Link to this comment
We refuse to hide what we know we must do. We
freely, openly say that our ends are achievable
only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social
conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at our
revolution. We no longer have anything to lose but
our balls & chains.
Unite! Revolt.
Report thisBy Napolean DoneHisPart, August 20, 2011 at 2:51 pm Link to this comment
Do yourselves a favor and discover one of the several cures for cancer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be1ihuZNg84
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