I happend to be in the doctors office today and a British couple, on "holiday" as they say it, came in to be seen. They were self pay-remarked that in GB there would be no cost. We got to talking and they remarked at how common it is for Americans to come over, establish dual citizenship and get treatment. My thoughts were for getting Duodopa. Questions being:

1. Canada being more favorable, I live in Florida. Personally I'd rather be in Canada than Great Britain.
2. If Canada, that requires 3 years to get citizenship.
3. Any other way other than citizenship to get the meds.
4. Can I still get the meds once I come back to the U.S.

I just can't stand it that we have something that we know it works and the damn FDA wont approve it.

Jim,

See your post in clinical trials. I don't think you would be able to sustain the pump here (legally) without FDA approval. See my response to that up above in trials.

Also see Perry C's report on why the pump isn't available here and I think all of us here should be showering Solvay R&D people with our gratititude...

To clarify the situation regarding free NHS treatment in the UK, it depends on residency, not citizenship.

This means that a US citizen working in the UK may qualify, while a UK citizen working in the US but visiting the UK might not. I use "may" and "might" because the rules are complicated.

See:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/E...able/DH_074374


John