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"Drug repurposing has historically opened doors to new therapeutic pathways; for example, aspirin's cardiovascular benefits, etc. Today, Fenbendazole, a veterinary anthelmintic, stands at the forefront of this tradition, showing great promise in oncology.

Joe Tippens: From Anecdote to Inspiration
Many first heard of Fenbendazole's oncological potential through Joe Tippens. His near-miraculous recovery after using the dewormer sparked widespread interest, blending hope with scientific curiosity."
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Stanford's Contribution and Beyond
A case report from Stanford entitled, Fenbendazole Enhancing Anti-Tumor Effect: A Case Series echoed Tippens' story, documenting three patients with genitourinary malignancies. After Fenbendazole treatment, these patients exhibited complete responses, especially notable as some had exhausted all other conventional treatment options.
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Economic Impasse
Fenbendazole's off-patent status presents a conundrum. Its lack of exclusivity deters pharmaceutical giants, sidelining a potentially impactful drug due to profit concerns. This situation raises an ethical query: Are potential life-savers being overlooked due to economic constraints?

Fenbendazole's transformation from a simple dewormer to a beacon of hope in oncology underscores the power and potential of drug repurposing. As its narrative unfolds, it challenges the medical community to evolve, ensuring patient welfare remains paramount. Sadly, BigPharma’s cutthroat business model has proven to be concerned with the profit motive above all else, even if it means committing crimes against humanity. And far too many doctors indoctrinated by the Medical Industrial Complex knowingly and unknowingly subvert their Hippocratic Oaths in what amounts to a kind of self-reinforcing “Safe and Effective” death machine.

Certainly looks worthy of further research.

Here's an article from a scientific publication dated 2008 so it looks like there is some research ongoing. Probably some others out there too.

https://www.ingentaconnect.com...rt00006?crawler=true

I wonder when the US government/ big pharma co-op will declare how dangerous this drug suddenly has become overnight the way they did with ivermectin.

Fenben has known anti cancer benefits, but the patent has expired. So Big Pharma has not a lot of desire to test it, as a generic would soon come out.

Anyone know how cheap the drug prices are in Australia? PBS Australia sets the allowable prices and the government subsidizes the rest. PBS has been in effect since 1948. Here is the link:

https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs
xarelto a common prescription drug costs at least 433 dollars for ninety days in a prescripton plan in the US, vs 29 dollars in Australian Medicare.

Why find a cure for something and lose that revenue stream? Doesn’t make a lot of business sense.

Big Pharma has no desire to kill the cash cow that is cancer treatment.

P,S. My wife died from cancer earlier this summer.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I wonder when the US government/ big pharma co-op will declare how dangerous this drug suddenly has become overnight the way they did with ivermectin.

When I was looking at articles about this to see if there was any mainstream support, I found a NIH article that did a hatchet job because the patient died and had suffered various side effects.
They failed to point out that he was also continuing on his doctor prescribed chemo and other traditional treatments that have very harsh side effects.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I wonder when the US government/ big pharma co-op will declare how dangerous this drug suddenly has become overnight the way they did with ivermectin.

What if I told you...

Fenbendazole was developed by the same people that make Ivermectin.

(Assuming we're talking about its brand name, Panacur.)

Some of the things developed for animals are the same or very similar to what we take. However, unlike with people, you can't convince a rancher to spend tens of thousands to save an animal or milk their insurance for perpetual treatments. What gets developed for livestock has to work. It can't just prolong the problem indefinitely.

I'm not saying anyone should take animal medicine, I'm just saying people should read up before making any drastic decisions.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Anyone know how cheap the drug prices are in Australia? PBS Australia sets the allowable prices and the government subsidizes the rest. PBS has been in effect since 1948. Here is the link:

https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs
xarelto a common prescription drug costs at least 433 dollars for ninety days in a prescripton plan in the US, vs 29 dollars in Australian Medicare.

Are you advocating socialized medicine?

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Nope. Just some controls on Big Pharma. The "discounts" that the government currently gets on meds is ridiculous. Hopefully a new administration can apply some power to lower drug prices.

It tastes like chalk.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Anyone know how cheap the drug prices are in Australia? PBS Australia sets the allowable prices and the government subsidizes the rest. PBS has been in effect since 1948. Here is the link:

https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs
xarelto a common prescription drug costs at least 433 dollars for ninety days in a prescripton plan in the US, vs 29 dollars in Australian Medicare.

Are you advocating socialized medicine?

Between Medicare, Medicaid, ACA and medical write offs/bad debt do you really believe we don’t have socialized medicine now?

And don’t think those “private” insurance companies aren’t in the socialized mix either.

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Originally posted by OcCurt:
Between Medicare, Medicaid, ACA and medical write offs/bad debt do you really believe we don’t have socialized medicine now?

And don’t think those “private” insurance companies aren’t in the socialized mix either.

All health insurance is a form of socialized medicine, really. You've a group of people that pay into a system and take from the system as individual need arises. Some take more, some take less. Those who take less subsidize those who take more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

One thing I don't see mentioned. When you find a new condition that your existing mature drug can treat, you extend the patent protection.

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There is still the bureaucratic process to go through. A series of studies must first be performed. Patent protection and allowing a drug to treat additional conditions are TWO separate conditions.