tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5527371225236899368..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Finally: Dabigatran - A New Oral Anticoagulant is Approved by the FDADrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15637290625011054472010-10-23T15:26:55.532-05:002010-10-23T15:26:55.532-05:00Dennis. Please tell us where you work(ed) without...Dennis. Please tell us where you work(ed) without pay, how you fed your family..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77046212874967907922010-10-21T11:45:01.521-05:002010-10-21T11:45:01.521-05:00I love it when folks can condemn and call names hi...I love it when folks can condemn and call names hiding behind an anonymous post. Actually my retirements are US Military for twenty years service and SS which I paid for. <br /><br />BTW the US bill for my ICD was <br />$150k which can be had in many countries under $40k. If that is not about profits I don't know. <br />Go figure. I am fortunate that I have the insurance that I earned Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86701931671666195892010-10-21T04:58:04.145-05:002010-10-21T04:58:04.145-05:00Dennis' picture looks about right. I'd say...Dennis' picture looks about right. I'd say he has a 4th grader's understanding of the way free markets work to provide life-saving technologies and innovations that my grandparents would never have dreamed possible. Since profits are immoral, Dennis, I'm assuming you don't have a 401k or investments (mutual funds, bonds, stocks?) since you'd then be sucking at the evil Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21829548541658801722010-10-20T19:58:28.250-05:002010-10-20T19:58:28.250-05:00I routinely talk to patients about cost. I explai...I routinely talk to patients about cost. I explain the risks of amiodarone versus the risk of Multaq and the cost difference. I have only had one person choose Multaq once they knew the costs. I suspect this will be the same. My patients simply cannot afford it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38062108897974449442010-10-20T14:57:59.339-05:002010-10-20T14:57:59.339-05:00Those bastard drug companies! How dare they invent...Those bastard drug companies! How dare they invent a drug that lowers mortality, bleeding risk, stroke rate, is more convenient and doesn't require weekly (at first) and later monthly blood draws JUST TO MAKE MONEY? Screw them.BladeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558231321091452958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10016739067435118622010-10-20T12:50:03.003-05:002010-10-20T12:50:03.003-05:00AZ actually had an oral thrombin inhibitor that ga...AZ actually had an oral thrombin inhibitor that gained regulatory approval in Europe -- ximelagatran. But it was withdrawn in 2006 due to hepatoxicity issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-67623327713197970392010-10-20T10:51:13.302-05:002010-10-20T10:51:13.302-05:00Dr. Wes,
Will you give us a follow-up on this whe...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />Will you give us a follow-up on this when the other anticoagulants are approved? I'm interested in learning how market competition will affect the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82066494930566836202010-10-20T06:44:27.403-05:002010-10-20T06:44:27.403-05:00For drug companies its not about people, per say, ...For drug companies its not about people, per say, its about profits. Let them eat cake... as long as they can pay for it. When it goes generic it will be OK...Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.com