Namenda...*

Alzheimer's medication Namenda is due to go generic next year. Forest Laboratories plans to stop the sale of the current version at least six months before a less expensive, generic product could become available.

The company is telling doctors to transition patients to a Newer Form, not a New Drug, one that has additional patent protection and is unlikely to go generic for years.

The purpose is "to get patients over to this new product as fast as possible," said David Maris, a stock analyst with BMO Capital Markets who covers pharmaceuticals. Thus, when the patent ends on the old product, "patients are already on the new product and there's no existing product left."

The retail price of Namenda is more than $300 a month. When generic companies compete, the price of a drug usually drops to $30. 

"The reason drug companies do these forced switches is that the switches are sticky. 
This  is denying the patient the medication, reasonable price, after the patent of 20 years expired.

First: Since the company can't, or wouldn't produce the Namenda, the generic company should be allowed to start marketing the generic 9 month earlier.

Second: The regular Namenda should be placed over the counter by the approval of the pharmacist. If the patient has been on it, no prescriptions is necessary for 9 months.

Third: Allow free importation of this medication from other countries by Walmart, CVS and the like for 9 months.                      Just a thought.

Policy Coup...?

Wesley Clark, Author, A time to Lead.  "Policy Coup" October 3rd 2007 speech.

Ma'am...

With intelligence pointing at Russian Hackers for the Email scandal. It rather created transparency that wasn't there. Now we know the players..     Just a thought.

Read...?

Clean...?

Syria was in the crosshairs of the empire long before 2005. In a 2007 speech, General Wesley Clark recounts a conversation he had with then Undersecretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz in 1991 regarding Operation Desert Storm.       “one thing we learned is that we can use our military in the Middle East and the Soviets won’t stop us.......”

Further adding to this evidence is the testimony of former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas, who stated on television that, roughly 2 years before hostilities began in Syria, British officials admitted to him that they were ‘preparing something’ in the country.
“England was preparing the invasion of the rebels in Syria,” he said

Israeli National News reported March 21st that “Seven police and at least four demonstrators in Syria have been killed in continuing violent clashes that erupted in the southern town of Daraa last Thursday.” [Emphasis mine]  the opposition was not peaceful, but instead were armed and firing at police. There were more police killed than protesters in this incident.

Who got  "Clean Hands"..? 

I See...

The truth is stranger than fiction.
While we don't know the truth about Syria's issue, one day we will.

• The war in Syria is raging for five years. Money is coming from everywhere to promote instability of a country and destroy hope of its people. Weapons are provided freely by those who can manufacture it and someone is paying for it. These fighters are well paid in a place where business died and the only flourishing aspect is carrying arms and killing someone.  Where are world powers?  And why Syria is the place? Just a thought.

Copy...?

Sticky...!

Anthony D'Alessandro,  stole nearly 200,000 oxycodone pills from the facility, said Bridget Brennan, New York City's special narcotics prosecutor.  The 249-count indictment was issued.   The pills were worth about $5.6 million on the street.

The sticky-fingered pharmacist pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, officials said.

He served as director of pharmacy services at Beth Israel on First Ave. and 16th St. for 14 years, authorities said. He was responsible for overseeing all of the medication stocked and dispensed at the facility.

The new Mount Sinai Health System received an anonymous letter that explained the large-scale theft and provided related documentation.

D'Alessandro made false entries into the hospital's electronic narcotics inventory system to cover up his crimes, according to officials.  

Why would a trusted person betray his ...?  Absolute power...  [Daily News.. 6/17/15]

Last Forever...*

"Sharon Bialek accusing Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of sexual harassment in November 7, 2011.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, a Pizza delivery man robbed a bank with a live bomb attached to his neck. The police arrested the robber,  ......

Herman Cain, a former Pizza chain executive, is another "Pizza man", a rising star in the Republican hopefuls for the presidency of the United States of America. He introduced the 999 tax plan which was very attractive for a while.

Soon enough few women came out of nowhere accusing him of unwanted sexual harassment. We all want to know what did he do to the accusers, a juicy story.

Then Ginger White came out to indicate that she had a relationship with him, on and off, for over 10 years. [This wasn't a one night thing repeated monthly.] So here ya go. He is no longer running.

What is it with men who always need recognition by another woman?
And what gets us uncomfortable with any mention of a such a story or a relationship?

The hopes of the presidency evaporated, and the hopes of thousands who looked up to him did the same. Yet the good time, and memories will last forever!!!!!

Just a thought.                         [Posted 1/4/12]

Safety...*

Michael Bloomberg is once again taking aim at one of his favorite targets, the NRA.

He plans to spend $50 million of his fortune at influencing women to push for stricter anti-gun violence laws.

Every town for Gun Safety. The strategy takes a long view of how to produce change on gun reform and is designed to beat the National Rifle Association at its own game. Developing the political clout needed to get lawmakers to back the group’s agenda  and to punish those (politicians) who don’t.

He plunked down $1.1 million to fund campaign ads last year for Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, an advocate of stricter gun control, in his hotly contested race with Republican Ken Cuccinelli. McAuliffe won.

So much this 71 year old man can do. He has the ammunition for it with all the shootings in schools and elsewhere and all the mothers that aren't happy with guns laws.

Those who shouldn't have guns shouldn't be able to buy it, borrow it, or use it.

Just a thought.