tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post3664230946034353274..comments2024-03-17T05:36:26.059-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Genzyme's "Remarkable Business'Strategy" and Contaminated DrugsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-37332902674700204152009-11-24T12:46:18.786-05:002009-11-24T12:46:18.786-05:00Like Tom I refused to use Genzyme products because...Like Tom I refused to use Genzyme products because Of Genzyme's business practices. The result was that I was diagnosed and treated for lymphoma, probably Gaucher related and decided to start Cerezyme as I wished to stay alive. <br /><br />Now I, and all other people who have been forced to reduce dosage or go without Cerezyme, are at increased risk for cancer as well as all the other Kate Lorignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-7260539713984602652009-11-21T21:39:45.942-05:002009-11-21T21:39:45.942-05:00I am a Gaucher's Disease patient, and Cerezyme...I am a Gaucher's Disease patient, and Cerezyme would probably have made a major difference in my life, however I have refused the drug as well as Ceredase ever since they came on the market.<br /><br />I have done so because it was and is my belief that what Genzyme has and is doing is both unethical and immoral. I could not see myself as being a part of this, nor was I willing to ask my Tom Lorignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-54584511933974209722009-11-19T09:42:23.210-05:002009-11-19T09:42:23.210-05:00The full story of the development of cerezyme, and...The full story of the development of cerezyme, and its predecessor drug, ceredase (the actual hormone) is told in "The $800 Million Pill," chapter two. Long story short, Genzyme contributed almost nothing to the development of this drug, but basically feasted off the pioneering work of Dr. Roscoe Brady at NIH.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761000500749152223noreply@blogger.com