362 Bad news
Dr. Hugh, chairman of the Amgen Foundation, a pharmacy specialist at Johns Hopkins University, just joined Amgen's board of directors this fall and officially became a director of the large company.
He was leisurely watching TV at home when his phone buzzed.
Frowning, Dr. Hugh picked up his phone and glanced at it, it was CEO Williams calling.
"Mr. Williams. Dr. Hugh picked up the phone and greeted.
A series of rapid words reached Dr. Hughue's ears in an instant, and he suddenly sat up straight, his hand clenching his phone tightly, and the green tendons on the back of his hand bulged.
"Are you too nervous, Mr. Williams?" asked Dr. Hugh, a little puzzled.
"The Huaxia Food and Drug Administration has been consulted, but they have not given a clear answer. Dr. Hugh, you know the way they do things, and I want you to understand that it's an emerging market, a source of profit for us in the future. ”
"There shouldn't be so much nervousness, after all, the FDA has been passing filgrastim for many years, and the market application ......"
"No!" came an almost high-pitched shout on the other end of the phone, "do you think those nasty fellows will let this matter go? Anthony will dismiss filgrastim as quickly as he can! and then force us to revise the manual, and then our legal department will face countless disputes." ”
"Dear Mr. Williams, it's not so serious. We have well-established laboratory data for filgrastim, and while we can't avoid the damn spontaneous spontaneous rupture, Dr. Anthony can't prove that filgrastim caused it, isn't it?"
"I don't care what Anthony thinks, what I care about is Wu! It's Wu! This is a long-planned attack!"
Dr. Hugh frowned and took the phone away, he didn't want his eardrum to be shattered by Williams' roar.
"It's a conspiracy, it's a conspiracy! We've been deceived!!"
The roar on the phone was so loud that it was as if Williams was going to get out and put his hand around Dr. Hughue's neck to make him understand how urgent the matter was.
The storm passed quickly, and Williams said in a rough manner, "Dr. Hugh, you need to be prepared to face Anthony's counterattack. ”
"What about you?"
"I'm going to Huaxia and I've arrived at the airport. Damn, I'm going to fly for at least 12 hours. "We can't afford to lose the biggest emerging market, absolutely not." ”
"Mr. Williams, what do I need to prepare?" Dr. Hugh asked, though he felt Williams' reaction was too violent.
"I think this time, there is a possibility that the manual will have to be revised. ”
"......" Dr. Hugh was stunned for a moment, Williams really thought so?
Changing the instructions is quite serious for a drug that has been on the market for many years.
Over the years, hundreds of thousands, millions of patients have used filgrastim. Side effects such as spontaneous splenic rupture, once written on the instructions, mean that patients who have previously received treatment can file a complaint for compensation.
There are many scholars in the Amgen Foundation, and they take the money from Amgen to solve this kind of trouble.
Although there are medical bigwigs like Dr. Anthony who hold opposing opinions, he does not have capital support behind him in this matter, so the willingness to oppose is not very strong.
It is an unspoken rule that the voice of academia is in the service of capital, and Dr. Hugh knows this very well.
Dr. Anthony...... His student Wu ...... Isn't it said that the two have fallen out?
"I'm going to be quiet and think about what I want to do. Williams said, "Dr. Hugh, domestic affairs are in your hands, and you may have to face academic controversy in the near future. ”
"I know, please rest assured. ”
......
Hanging up, Williams stared at the night in a daze. Dr. Hugh's judgment of things is academic, and his concern is business.
Although Amgen's sales in Huaxia are not high, he knows that once filgrastim is reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration, and there are people like Wu in the middle, the possibility of other drugs wanting to enter Huaxia will be greatly affected.
Be sure to go to Wu and see what he means.
Williams had heard about recent events, Dr. Anthony had a falling out in the lab with his most proud student, and Wu even gave up everything in the United States to return to China.
Receiving a call from Wu today, Williams didn't know what was going on at first. But after hearing what Wu said, he realized that all this was a "conspiracy".
Look at the other person's movements, and then say, Williams can only adopt this way.
But as time went on, he wanted good news, even a little bit of good news.
Twelve hours later, Williams landed in the imperial capital, and from night to night, time seemed to stand still.
While still gliding, Williams turned on his phone.
A barrage of information came with bad news, like a barrage of bullets, beating Williams into a sieve.
The Huaxia Food and Drug Administration has submitted a formal letter for inquiry, and the intensity and speed of action have deepened Williams' illusion that this is a "conspiracy".
In addition, Dr. Anthony is rumored to have contacted Richard Houghton, the editor-in-chief of The Lancet, who may be the first to publish a paper on filgrastim causing splenic rupture.
Williams is well aware of the power of the top journals in his profession, and Dr. Anthony was able to contact Richard Horton within 12 hours, as well as the support of The Lancet......
There must not be any waiting, Williams has already faintly heard the whistling of the storm. Things need to be decided, and Williams can't even wait for the plane to stop, so he calls Wu Mian's mobile phone directly.
"Wu, you're just going too far!" Williams complained like a friend, instead of being angry.
"William, I've told you a long time ago. Wu Mian seemed to be wearing a mask, and his voice was a little dull.
"You're a judge at the Lancet, and you wrote the article. Williams asked.
"Yes. Wu Mian did not deny, "You know, it only takes a short time for me to write an article. Especially with an old friend like filgrastim, I know all too well about its side effects. ”
"......" Williams felt a strong smell of conspiracy rushing over his face.
"I've done rigorous pharmacology experiments, and unlike yours, my teacher and I both think that new complications should be added to the instructions. ”
"Wu, you know the price of doing this!" Williams said in a deep voice.
"Meet and talk. ”
"You're in the lab?"
"No, I'm training for surgery. After speaking, Wu Mian hung up the phone.
Williams didn't dare to delay, he didn't have time to rest, he got in the car directly and came to the provincial capital of Montenegro in the shortest possible time.