Unfortunately, it's also been incredibly effective propaganda. Terminally ill patients have been weaponized against critics by #RightToTry advocates in the the same way that cancer quack Stanislaw #Burzynski weaponized terminally ill cancer patients. 1/https://twitter.com/CoyneoftheRealm/status/973529598377058304 …
No, #RightToTry doesn't do anything that expanded access wouldn't do, other than stripping away the protection of the @US_FDA, leaving them completely on their own expense-wise, and preying cynically on a highly vulnerable patient population.
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So RTT skirts the FDA and potentially allows drug companies to inflate the cost of the investigational drug beyond what's allowed in expanded access (direct costs)? Sounds like I have some reading up to do. Thx
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Don't forget the state level
#RightToTry laws. They're toothless now, but won't be any more if federal RTT passes. They have language that can be interpreted as allowing insurance companies not to pay for medical care for adverse reactions due to using a RTT drug. - Show replies
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