Show threadMatt WillemsenNov 8, 2023
Anastrozole is off-patent, which means more than one company can make it and the drug can be distributed fairly cheaply - around 4p per day per user.
First recommended as a preventative option by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in 2017, its use in this way has now been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as part of NHS England's medicines-repurposing programme. #OffPatent
GettingByGurlAug 17, 2023
#Botox for #migraine is truly life changing. I look fwd to when it goes #OffPatent and folks who need it can get it more than quarterly
Show threadStrypeyApr 3, 2023

"... pioneering research is underway to repurpose low-cost, off-patent medications such as beta-blockers to treat cancer.

The [Gillies McIndoe Research Institute] executive director Dr Swee Tan said a phase I clinical trial showed the drugs extended the life expectancy for glioblastoma​ brain cancer by five-and-a half months with minimal side effects."

#RachelThomas, 2023

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/131673558/nick-white-hasnt-eaten-solid-food-for-a-year-and-is-still-running-marathons

#healthcare #cancer #OffPatent #GMRI #GilliesMcIndoeResearchInstitute

Nick White hasn't eaten solid food for a year and is still running marathons

Struck by cancer a second time, Nick White remembers his last meal well - venison on a BBQ, with friends. That was in February 2022.

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