This was an email sent to me. It was like a petition sort of email. Anyways the guy wrote his story, which I'll paste below, and it showed me just how much US or just the higher ups are trying to keeps us in the hospital.
“In 2010, my wife Lisa and I received devastating news: Lisa was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. The prognosis was not good, and there were few treatment options. But then we heard about a hypertension drug called Nilvadipine that was showing promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s. We learned that Nilvadipine was cheap -- about $25 a month -- and had been in use in Europe and Japan for over 20 years with a very safe record. We decided to order the drug from overseas. The results were nothing short of miraculous. Lisa’s cognition improved remarkably, and her mental and physical decline appeared to slow or even stop altogether. I was overjoyed knowing I could have more time with the love of my life. That all ended when a 10-year study came out at the end of 2014, saying Nilvadipine could significantly help some people with Alzheimer's. Suddenly, we couldn’t get the drug anymore. It shocked me to learn that we could no longer access the drug, not because it was found to be unsafe, but because it was found to be effective. With drug trials beginning, overseas pharmacies were now prohibited from sending the medication to families like mine. Every day that passes, the ground gained by my wife is lost. I’m afraid if we have to wait for the end of the clinical trials in 2017, it will be too late. I’m pleading with Archer Pharmaceuticals to grant my wife access to the medication through the compassionate use program. We have seen firsthand what Nilvadipine did for my wife. Please don’t take that away from us. My wife has so much more life she wants to live, and with your help, she can.”
“In 2010, my wife Lisa and I received devastating news: Lisa was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. The prognosis was not good, and there were few treatment options. But then we heard about a hypertension drug called Nilvadipine that was showing promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s. We learned that Nilvadipine was cheap -- about $25 a month -- and had been in use in Europe and Japan for over 20 years with a very safe record. We decided to order the drug from overseas. The results were nothing short of miraculous. Lisa’s cognition improved remarkably, and her mental and physical decline appeared to slow or even stop altogether. I was overjoyed knowing I could have more time with the love of my life. That all ended when a 10-year study came out at the end of 2014, saying Nilvadipine could significantly help some people with Alzheimer's. Suddenly, we couldn’t get the drug anymore. It shocked me to learn that we could no longer access the drug, not because it was found to be unsafe, but because it was found to be effective. With drug trials beginning, overseas pharmacies were now prohibited from sending the medication to families like mine. Every day that passes, the ground gained by my wife is lost. I’m afraid if we have to wait for the end of the clinical trials in 2017, it will be too late. I’m pleading with Archer Pharmaceuticals to grant my wife access to the medication through the compassionate use program. We have seen firsthand what Nilvadipine did for my wife. Please don’t take that away from us. My wife has so much more life she wants to live, and with your help, she can.”
