Company denies drug to dying child





 Company denies drug to dying child

In the article I read, it talks about how a family's boy is dying and is need of help. The only thing they have been able to find is an experimental drug, which is a drug that they are still studying and the FDA have not approved of yet. But this company which is a pharmaceutical companies and they often say no. They did say no to Josh when his parents asked for help. The family then turned to social media such as: Facebook and Twitter. People have been joining together and fighting for Josh to get the drug. Some people are taking it a little far by posting the e-mail addresses of the company's board members. By this, people are sending threats to them demanding for them to help out Josh. The company says they won't help Josh because it will slow down their process of finding the exact way to produce the drug. "The company would have to dish out $50,000 per compassionate-use patient, since insurance doesn't usually pay for experimental drugs," Moch said.

I think I can understand both parts of the fight. If Josh was my child I would fight my heart out to save his life. He is my own child and I would spend anything on him to keep him alive. But, also for the company's point of view I would try and stay focused on finishing the drug. Saving one kid is great, but having the ability to possible save thousands upon thousands would be so much better. I would feel really bad for not helping the kid out, but would still try to keep my eyes on the final goal.

This event does not really affect me. I don't know anyone that has ever been in this position. I don't even think I could be able to survive if I knew there was something out there that could help, but they wouldn't do anything. I would end up being the person sending threats to the company to help. Just saying...


Cohen, Elizabeth. "Company denies drug to dying child." CNN. March 11 2014. CNN. Web. March 24 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/health/cohen-josh/.>.