tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post2262807012484783293..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Sovaldi - a "Revolution" in Clinical Care, or in Marketing and Public Relations?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-27648774898737283432014-06-06T13:36:21.090-04:002014-06-06T13:36:21.090-04:00Roy--
Thanks very much. I had been wondering if S...Roy--<br /><br />Thanks very much. I had been wondering if Solvadi was truly <br />a miracle drug.<br /><br />When an expensive new drug comes to market people tend to believe what the manufacturer says about how effective it is. After all, if it wasn't effective, how could they charge so much?<br /><br />This seems to me another example of the Nazi's "Big Lie" theory: if the Maggie Maharhttp://www.healthbeatblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-82505995595206613932014-06-05T19:04:01.260-04:002014-06-05T19:04:01.260-04:00Very interesting posts, Roy. Thank you!
The frust...Very interesting posts, Roy. Thank you!<br /><br />The frustrating lack of convincing evidence may be due in part to <br />the FDA's fast tracking sofosbuvir as a Breakthrough Therapy<br /> Designation drug aimed to treat serious or life-threatening<br /> disorders (such as cancers:<br /> http://www.focr.org/breakthrough-therapies}.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-4969057274688745102014-05-29T08:56:30.145-04:002014-05-29T08:56:30.145-04:00Anonymous of 29 May, 2014,
Clearly,
- You misread...Anonymous of 29 May, 2014,<br /><br />Clearly,<br />- You misread my post. I did not say there is "no value" in SVR12. I did say that is not the same as SVR24, tends to be higher than SVR24, and has not been shown to predict any clinical benefit<br />- Clearly, you assume that the test is perfect, and the virus cannot hide somewhere other than the blood. I do not believe either is Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-64829616092957882442014-05-29T02:04:41.625-04:002014-05-29T02:04:41.625-04:00So solvaldi is effective in ridding the body of th...So solvaldi is effective in ridding the body of the HCV virus, but you see no value in that? LOL<br /><br />Clearly if SVR12 is achieved the virus is gone since even a single replicating cell would grow to detectable levels in 12 weeks. Ridding the body of the virus before liver damage occurs would prevent further damage, even if does not reverse the effects that the damage has already causedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-65872927149540571612014-05-28T17:40:30.453-04:002014-05-28T17:40:30.453-04:00The drug is also being portrayed as a miracle in A...The drug is also being portrayed as a miracle in Australia, with the only issue being the price. The lack of critical scrutiny of the evidence appals me. <br /><br />Thank you for plugging on with this and other issues!Sallynoreply@blogger.com