Thursday, August 4, 2011

Cancer meds being rationed. In socialist Sweden or France? No, in USA.

Cancer drugs are suddenly in short supply, many people undergoing cemo right now are getting a portion, or none, of the life saving meds needed. Some reports say the shortage is in leukemia targeting drugs, others include drugs that treat bladder cancer. Most disturbing are reports that it impacts a number of cancer targeting drugs.

These drugs could be brought in from Germany or Holland, but the FDA is blocking this. So what went wrong? It turns out there is consolidation, capitalism taken to it’s inevitable end launched into the ultimate goal of eliminating competition via mergers & buy outs resulting in a frightfully tiny and vulnerable supplier base. Add to this the feeling in Congress for the past 30 years that regulations harm industry, who if given a monopoly would never never ever do something bone headed to harm their customers, like lower quality control or fail to build redundancy into their supply chain or have a back-up plan for life saving product lines.  We are to believe business managers will always self regulate and protect their customer.  Is this another harbinger of the future, scarce resources, no need for death panels now is there?

Funeral at 11.

3 comments:

  1. Business self-regulation - another oxymoron.

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  2. We can't purchase life-saving meds from other nations? Well... shit. How 'bout that three drug cocktail for executing convicted criminals? I heard we were out of that deadly mix and so the gubmint was trying out pet meds used in euthanizing cats and dogs... 'cause what's good enough for Bowser's good enough for Willie down at the state pen, right?

    I'm afraid I've about run out of give a shit... a person can only stay outraged and pissed for so long before his bile turns him inside out.

    What's the answer?

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  3. Whit,
    It's why we cannot let the monopoly become the norm, and regulations tossed.

    Squatlo,
    You will regain your give a shit, and give to some deserving plutocrat, right in the puss.

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