After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 115: The Americans’ defense is broken! (The subscription has dropped too much, please subscribe!)

There is a clear polarization in Novartis' pricing.

The rich naturally don't care about this little money, but for many poor people in the United States, $1500 a bottle is already a very expensive price.

Some people on the Internet began to criticize Novartis, but others directed their criticism at Medicare.

In particular, the group of patients who suffer from severe fatty liver disease immediately asked the Federal Medicare to include Novartis' "LivClearX" as a first-tier reimbursement drug online.

Compared with the rich and the poor, the middle class feels that it is a bit expensive, but many of them can't help but start trying it.

46-year-old Winston Davis is a very typical American middle-class person.

He works for HSBC and is a mid-level leader in the risk control department.

Due to long-term social engagements and lack of exercise, he discovered that he had fatty liver during a physical examination five years ago.

At first he insisted on running and controlling his diet, but as there were no obvious abnormalities in his body, he gradually gave up after two months.

Two years ago, he suddenly found that his transaminase began to increase, about 10% higher than normal. In the past two years, he started taking liver protection and liver health products but there was no obvious effect.

The most recent check-up showed that my transaminase was 20 units higher than the normal value, which is not high. The doctor's advice was to increase exercise.

But this matter has always been a thorn in his heart, so when Novartis' new drug "LivClearX" claimed to be able to treat fatty liver disease appeared, he immediately began to pay attention to it. After it was launched on the market, he bought three bottles without hesitation to try it out.

Today marks half a month since he started taking LivClearX. Yesterday he had a blood test at a private hospital and today is the day for the results.

After a while, the phone rang. It was his personal doctor Paul.

"Hi Paul, are the results from yesterday's blood work in?"

"That's right, Mr. Winston. That's why I called you. I have sent the blood test results to your email. You can take a look at them when you have time. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact me."

Winston's heart suddenly tightened slightly, and he asked subconsciously:

"What were the blood results?"

"Not bad, pretty good."

"I'm talking about the transaminase. You know that it has been 15% or 20 units higher than the normal value in the past two years."

"Mr. Winston, what I'm saying is that the transaminase is not bad, it's quite good."

"I compared your last test results. They have dropped by 10 units. They will soon return to normal values."

Winston was slightly stunned, and his mood instantly became happy.

"Paul, this is the best news I have heard in the past two years."

"Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Winston couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. At this moment, his assistant Jenny pushed open the office door and walked in.

"Mr. Winston, you look very happy. Did something happy happen to you?"

"Ha ha!"

Winston laughed heartily, his eyes shining.

"Jenny, I have to recommend you something good..."

There are many middle-class people like Winston. They originally only suffer from mild or moderate fatty liver, and they will soon see obvious results after taking the medicine for half a month.

The good liver protection effect makes them very happy. Money is a small matter to them. As long as it can really protect the liver, everything is worth it!

The middle-class people who felt the effect began to spontaneously become Novartis salesmen and started to recommend "LivClearX" to their friends, colleagues, and superiors. In a short time, "LivClearX" became a new favorite in the middle-class circle, receiving rave reviews and becoming extremely popular.

Simultaneously,

Although the high price of $1500 when it was first launched was questioned and criticized on the Internet, as more and more users share their experience with the drug, it is confirmed that "LivClearX" is very effective.

The reputation of "LivClearX" on the Internet has gradually changed. Praises for Novartis being awesome and being the light of American medicine have once again appeared in large numbers.

Coincidentally, at this time, George Lin at the HSBC headquarters in Shanghai also received a notice from the company that he was going to be sent on a business trip to the United States.

Ever since his aunt Wang Guilan called him to ask for help in purchasing Novartis' new drug "LivClearX", he has been very concerned and always cares about the situation of the new drug "LivClearX".

Looking at the rave reviews about "LivClearX" on Twitter, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he couldn't help feeling a little happy in his heart.

Great Novartis, their medicines are really good.

Soon, he called his aunt Wang Guilan and told her that he was going to the United States on a business trip. However, his aunt Wang Guilan on the other end of the phone was a little hesitant.

"Guofu, oh no, George, to be honest with you, your uncle has been enrolled in the Phase III clinical trial of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's new drug 'Hepatocyte-Boosting'. He has been taking the medicine for two months now, and the effect seems to be really good..."

"Why don't we wait a bit for the new Novartis drug? If the treatment effect from Qingshan Pharmaceutical is not good, I will trouble you to buy it for my aunt, okay?"

Lin George was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became anxious.

"Auntie, how can you trust drugs from domestic pharmaceutical companies? Novartis is an American pharmaceutical company, so the effects must be better than theirs."

Although Wang Guilan was a little in the wrong for asking for help, she relied on her status as an aunt and said:

"George, that's not the case. The conditions of several patients in our ward have improved, and your uncle's appetite has improved recently."

"By the way, wasn't your blood disease cured by Qingshan Pharmaceutical? Why can't domestic pharmaceutical companies do the same?"

Lin George choked, his face turned red, and he couldn't say a word.

"Humph! Auntie, you really don't know what's good for you!"

……

The news that Novartis' new drug "LivClearX" is a hit in the US market has also spread to China.

At first, several Amazon purchasing agents were promoting "LivClearX". Gradually, the news was forwarded by several public intellectuals and immediately aroused discussion among many netizens.

"Ah, it has to be foreign pharmaceutical companies. American pharmaceutical companies like Novartis are really willing to invest in research and development, and they are truly thinking about the patients. How many American fatty liver patients will benefit from this!"

"The above poster is not only American patients with fatty liver, but Novartis has benefited all of humanity. This is truly amazing, this is the true beacon of humanity! I envy Americans so much!" "It must be said that there is a huge gap between domestic pharmaceutical companies and foreign pharmaceutical companies. Domestic pharmaceutical companies simply do not have the same entrepreneurial spirit and responsibility as foreign pharmaceutical companies. Perhaps only in a free environment like the United States can excellent pharmaceutical companies and entrepreneurs like Novartis grow?"

"That's right. There is no such environment in China. Our system cannot produce such a pharmaceutical company. I won't say more. If I continue, I will be investigated again."

At the beginning, netizens’ discussions were still normal.

But gradually, after a famous public intellectual named Ma Xiaohong joined the discussion, the topic gradually shifted to free nations and the system.

However, soon some righteous netizens stood up and refuted Ma Xiaohong’s Weibo post.

"Are you f*cking blind? Hasn't our own Qingshan Pharmaceutical developed several curative drugs this year? Qingshan Afa, ITG human bone marrow, Benprofovir! Even ITG epoxin has been sold to the UK! Can't you see it?"

"That's right, stop bragging about America. What new achievements have you made recently? I admit that Novartis' new drug 'LivClearX' is great for curing fatty liver disease, but doesn't Qingshan Pharmaceutical also have a drug for treating liver cirrhosis in Phase III clinical trials? Ours may not be any worse than Novartis'!"

The sharp comments directly prompted public intellectual Ma Xiaohong to personally comment:
"Haha, you yourself are still in Phase III clinical trials and haven't been launched yet. Wait until it's launched before you talk about it. What I know is that Novartis' 'LivClearX' is already on the market and is very effective! What about your Qingshan Pharmaceutical?"

"Okay, you wait. I believe in Qingshan Pharmaceutical. I'm waiting for Qingshan Pharmaceutical to smack you in the face!"

Several netizens with strong personalities directly confronted the public intellectual Ma Xiaohong, which attracted a lot of attention from netizens.

Just when the country was buzzing with excitement about "LivClearX", Novartis President Green once again met with Friedman in private.

"LivClearX" has been on the market for a month and its sales are encouraging. The sales volume of 20 bottles that month exceeded the initial expectations by a large margin.

However, seeing more and more praise about Novartis on Twitter and Titock, the conservative Green is still prepared to use the media to indirectly reveal to the outside world that "LivClearX" actually originated from the Chinese company Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, in order to minimize the impact.

Friedman soon came to Green's office, having already prepared another argument.

Just sat down.

"Mr. President..."

Friedman was composing his words; he did not want this to be made public.

But before he could finish, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and another vice president, Klein, walked in with a slightly panicked look on his face.

He glanced at Friedman, then his eyes fell on Green.

"Boss, this is bad!"

"Someone on the Internet has already published the news that 'LivClearX' comes from Qingshan Pharmaceutical before us!"

"Now everyone on the Internet is calling us liars! They are all scolding us for not disclosing the information in advance!"

"Moreover, the article that exposed us also mentioned the 'hepatocyte activator' that Qingshan Pharmaceutical is currently in Phase III clinical trials!
They pointed out that Tsingshan Pharmaceutical's 'Hepatocyte Activator' is much more effective than ours, and our 'LivClearX' is just a semi-finished product!"

Green was stunned. Without bothering to continue talking to Friedman, he quickly took out his mobile phone and logged into Twitter to check the comments on the Internet!
On the contrary, Friedman was stunned for a moment, then he exhaled calmly.

……

[Revealing the true secret of Novartis's fatty liver drug 'LivClearX'! 】

As Klein said, a medical blogger whose name I can’t even remember posted this article on Twitter.

With just a quick glance, you can tell that the medical knowledge contained therein is definitely released by industry insiders.

However, it doesn’t matter who published it. What’s important is that the article not only mentioned that “LivClearX” originated from China Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, but also pointed out that ‘LivClearX’ is only a semi-finished product of Tsingshan Pharmaceutical. The most complete effect is in Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, and it can even reverse liver cirrhosis!
And what’s more important!
After the article quickly went viral online, countless American netizens saw it.

All the praise for Novartis on Twitter and Titck came to an abrupt end, and the whole United States was shocked!
"Fuck! Novartis you are a liar. 'LivClearX' is actually a new drug developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company! Bah, I actually said you are the light of medicine for all mankind! Damn you!"

"It's fine if you introduced drugs from Chinese pharmaceutical companies, but the most hateful thing is that you actually introduced semi-finished products? Oh, my god! If the Chinese knew about this, they would laugh their heads off! "

"!!! Novartis, I have asked my friends in China, and they said that semi-finished products are called castrated versions in China! When have we in the USA ever used castrated versions?!"

"Novar, you deserve to die!"

The surging online public opinion has made Novartis a little overwhelmed, especially its president Green has found that many middle-class people are @ing him on Twitter and complaining very dissatisfiedly.

What they complained about was not that "LivClearX" originated from China, but that Novartis treated them differently and did not introduce Tsingshan Pharmaceutical's better "hepatocyte activator".

On the second day after public opinion fermented, President Green convened an emergency meeting of several senior executives, and then at noon, officially released a clarification statement to the public.

[Dear patients and friends, we have noticed that there have been a lot of discussions about the new drug 'LivClearX' on the Internet recently. We would like to make the following points. 】

[The patent for our new drug "LivClearX" does originate from Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, but the production, clinical follow-up, improvement, and marketing are all completed independently by our company.]

[The "Hepatocyte Activator" and "LivClearX" of Qingshan Pharmaceutical mentioned on the Internet are not the same drug. There is no such thing as a semi-finished product or a castrated version. If necessary, our company will consider introducing more drugs to better serve every patient. ]

【I wish you good health. 】

Novartis' explanation is obviously weak and feeble. Its explanation can even be regarded as another indirect acknowledgement from another perspective that Tsingshan Pharmaceutical has an even more powerful "hepatocyte activator".

For a moment, the Americans' defense was completely broken!
Countless Americans who had previously praised Novartis as the light of humanity and the beacon of the universe deleted their posts;
Those comments praising Novartis and praising the US pharmaceutical research and development system as the best in the world have also disappeared.

They can accept that "LivClearX" is not developed by an American company, and they can even accept that the drug comes from Japan or South Korea, but they cannot accept that this drug, which they themselves regard as a miracle drug,

The drug touted as the greatest in modern human medical history originated from a Chinese company.

Mr. Winston Davis was sitting in his office, looking at the ten bottles of "LivClearX" he had purchased a few days ago and suddenly felt extremely annoyed.

He has already read the news, and like most Americans, he is not impressed by China.

In my impression, it is a poor, backward and particularly closed country. How could they develop such top-notch drugs!

After a moment, he frowned, looked at "LivClearX", then looked at the trash can, and finally cursed angrily:
"Fuck!"

The news of Novartis' clarification was quickly noticed by Zhang Xiaohua, who often browses the Internet.

Zhang Xiaohua, a medical student, was the first public account blogger to bring the news of Novartis' "LivClearX" back to China.

The moment he saw the clarification news, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but widen his eyes and quickly realized that this was big news!
He remembered that a public intellectual in China named Ma Xiaohong had a quarrel with netizens over this matter.

If this is transported back to China... it will break!

Without hesitation, Zhang Xiaohua immediately posted the original clarification and its translation on his Weibo account.

In just half an hour, the country was in an uproar!
(End of this chapter)