4 AP is 4-aminopyridine, and yes, it is a poison used for pest control of birds. It's a sodium channel blocker.

The funny thing is you can get it fairly cheaply and people have done that for years for treatment of MS.

You can bet your bottom dollar that what they come out with in a pill form will be VERY expensive since they have to pay for all those studies!

Link to a US chemical company for an idea of costs:
http://www.mpbio.com/product_info.ph...ucts_id=150366

This company has it 100 GM for $127.60 and 5 GM for $30.00!