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Re:A Doctor Trying to Stop Heart Attacks by csense on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @02:32PM (#12600085)
If big pharma's not interested, would the costs of getting this kind of therapy into paramedics' hands be within the reach of private philanthropy (e.g. Gates foundation or YC's recent non-profit efforts)?
Re:A Doctor Trying to Stop Heart Attacks by Cass on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @05:05PM (#12601369)
Glucose, insulin and potassium are already readily available on every ambulance, so all you'd need is a clinical trial proving that the mixture is effective and safe to use for heart attack patients. The costs of a clinical trial seem well within the reach of private philanthropy, especially since this isn't an experimental drug where you'd have to start from scratch--all three of those meds have been extensively studied both separately and in combination. (Glucose and insulin is a combination commonly used to treat high potassium levels, for example.)