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Originally Posted by echoes long ago
i heard last night about a biologic agent, ( sounds like something out of a spy movie) called tanezumab that is an monoclonal antibody against nerve growth factor which is being developed by Pfizer to treat pain. You would get one shot every 4 weeks. So 13 shots a year. By the way the shots cost $10,000 each. Im sure most of us could swing an extra $130,000 a year to treat our pain.
If you ask for this under the new health care plan im pretty sure this is where the death panels come in.  |
It's got a code name!!!!
codenamed RN624
And it's for Osteoarthritis, Interstitial Cystitis (god knows I know what THAT feels like), and lower back pain (right now I am having an attack of Sciatica but because I was at Dr. Fred's office for Alan's VNG test and my urine UTI test, I FORGET TO MENTION that I was in agony with my sciactica today.
Two days ago the weather was 85, today it's in the 40's and horrible.
My back knew it.
ugh.
But if they lower the price of this pain med to a reasonable $5000 a shot, I just might go for it.
lol