Ppeter here hoping you all had a merry Christmas and are looking forward to 2013.
Unfortunately I have terminal cancer and had a bad week before Christmas.
Hence I am hoping that someone will take over and pursue our request for IMMEDIATE approval in Australia.
The people who can make it happen are the Ministers
1 Diabetes is a big concern for Australians and Australia's health system. Avoiding unnecessary hospitalisations, procedures such as amputations, and long periods of disability due to preventable causes, are priorities for Government and are in the best interest of consumers. 5 Minister Plibersek's address is below. You might also wish to bring this to the attention of Minister Butler who is the Minister for Ageing, as it sounds as though these health conditions are an issue also for the elderly population in residential care. Catherine King is the Parliamentary Secretary with direct responsibility for the TGA, so I'd include a letter to her also .
The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP - Minister for Health Parliament House, CANBERRA ACT 2600
The Hon Mark Butler MP - Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600
The Hon Catherine King MP - Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600
It doesn't always yield direct results, but I think it is a good idea to bring concerns to relevant Ministers. Remember our main aim is to reduce suffering
4 A few weeks later BSI decided they were unsure of the respective category, and decided to ask MHRA which would take up to 30 days. 90 days later MHRA announced they needed to check with EMA for which 6 months was allowed for the application and 210 days for EMA's decision.
5 Australia alone has 4000 amputations due to non-healing diabetic per year with one every 20 seconds globally (source: www.woundcrc.com). Picture of an amputee.
7 We believe that based on the results of BSI a trial of say 10000 patients in Australia should begin IMMEDIATLEY. This gives TGA a review point to consider progress. Patients could also be asked to sign a release form if this would help.
We should also ask the diabetic association for their support. And ask the young ones to socialise the letter and message
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