After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 117 Is there really no solution to the price problem? (Subscribe)
"6500 yuan a bottle, to be honest, this price is indeed a bit expensive."

"...Yes, I also think the price is not just a little expensive, it is very expensive, 6500 yuan a bottle. Even if it is included in the medical insurance centralized procurement, it is still 6000 yuan a bottle. This is almost the same price as AkaRx's 'Avatrombopag'. To put it bluntly, this is also a sky-high price drug."

"Yes, and according to the instructions for use published by Qingshan Pharmaceutical, this drug does not cure liver cirrhosis, but requires long-term medication. Early liver cirrhosis requires at least one year of medication before the dosage can be reduced. Severe liver cirrhosis requires long-term medication. In total, it costs at least tens of thousands a year."

As soon as the price was announced, many netizens expressed their opinions in the comment section.

To be fair, the discussion among netizens was very calm and objective, and the pricing of "hepatocyte activator" is indeed not cheap.

Of course, after a while, netizens with other opinions also joined the discussion.

"That's not the case. Innovative drug research and development is expensive. If Qingshan Pharmaceutical doesn't sell at a higher price, it may not even be able to recover the research and development costs. Who will develop new drugs when they can't make money?"

"Besides, doesn't the medical insurance also reimburse part of it? An individual only has to pay 3900 yuan per box, which is not too expensive."

"What a great 'only 3900 yuan'! According to the information released by Qingshan Pharmaceutical, a bottle of 'hepatocyte activator' contains 120 capsules. Patients with liver cirrhosis take 4 capsules a day, so a bottle only takes 30 days."

"If we calculate based on one bottle per month, 3900 yuan multiplied by 12 months, that's yuan!"

"I admit that 47000 yuan a year for a life-saving drug is not expensive, but are you sure that ordinary people can afford it? Many people probably don't even earn 47000 yuan a year!"

"..."

"Okay, I admit that what you said is indeed correct! But as I said just now, Qingshan Pharmaceutical has also paid a lot of research and development costs. You can't ask Qingshan Pharmaceutical to give the drugs to everyone for free, right?"

"Hey!"

"I understand Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, and I don't want to argue with you. Novartis's 'LivClearX' is much less effective than Tsingshan Pharmaceutical's 'liver activator', but it still sells for $1500. Tsingshan Pharmaceutical is already very conscientious!
But I just feel in my heart... Hey, maybe there is no solution to this kind of thing!"

Netizens were discussing this in the comment section, but as the last netizen said, this issue itself has no solution.

Gradually, more and more netizens saw the discussion in the comment section, and more people joined in.

"Actually, what everyone said is correct, but... this matter is not something that Qingshan Pharmaceutical can solve."

"Yes, there are many issues involved, such as industry support and medical insurance reimbursement subsidies... But no matter what, Qingshan Pharmaceutical has done a great deed by developing this life-saving drug, and it is understandable that it is sold at a higher price. We can't expect Qingshan Pharmaceutical to save the world, right?"

"Yes, I also support this statement. It's better to have expensive medicine than no medicine. Think of a way and grit your teeth. Difficulties will eventually pass. But if a person is gone, he is gone for real."

“Yes, I totally agree. My dad passed away three years ago due to advanced liver cirrhosis. I tried every possible treatment to keep him, but he still passed away!

How great it would have been if I had this medicine at that time. To be honest, I really wanted to be with him again and call him dad again!"

"But now, I have become a child without a father."

"Brother upstairs, I feel the same way...for the next few decades, I will no longer have a father."

"dad……"

Some tear-jerking comments caused many netizens in the comment section to stop discussing. Zhang Zhiqiang, who was far away in Yunnan Province, couldn't help but tear up when looking at his mobile phone.

He looked up at his father who was lying on the hospital bed not far away and was already in the late stage of liver cirrhosis. A tear fell from his eye.

He suddenly thought of the time when he was a child, when he rode on his father's neck and happily wanted to touch his high ground. He thought of the time when his father scolded him with a stern face when he made a mistake for the first time. He thought of the time when his father personally sent him to school when he went away for school for the first time and said to him:

"Zhiqiang, study hard. Dad will sell everything he has to support you to go to college!"

As I thought about it, I couldn't help but shed tears.

My father is a man of few words. He has worked silently all his life, devoting himself silently to this family and his children.

Now that I have grown up and can shoulder the burden of the family, my father is leaving me!
A son wants to support his parents but they are no longer there!
Zhang Zhiqiang looked at his father with nostalgia and slowly adjusted his breathing. He wiped the tears from his eyes with his hands and his gaze fell on the comments on the phone again.

"47000 yuan a year is indeed expensive, but it is the hope of life!"

"My father raised me when I was a child, and now it's my turn to protect him!"

Zhang Zhiqiang had already made up his mind, but at this moment, his father in the hospital bed suddenly moved and slowly opened his eyes.

He quickly stood up from his chair and walked over, saying softly:
"Dad, you woke up after just a short nap."

My father glanced at Zhang Zhiqiang and sighed:
"Zhiqiang, I just dreamed about your mother. Maybe she came to call me down to accompany her."

Normally if Zhang Zhiqiang heard his father say this, he would just say a few words of comfort. But just now, he looked at the comment section and saw those comments full of regret, and his emotions fluctuated a little.

He looked at his father affectionately and said in a low voice:

"Dad, please don't say that."

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to watch your grandchildren grow up, and watch them get married and have children? They can't bear to leave you. If you're gone, they won't have a grandfather anymore!"

"and!"

"Dad, I can't bear to leave you either!"

"If you really leave, I will be the loneliest person in the world. I will really become an orphan!"

"There is no other father or mother in this world who can love me selflessly and tolerate me like you do!"

"Dad, I can't bear to leave you either!"

The father's eyes fell on Zhang Zhiqiang's face, and a line of tears slowly flowed down.

"Dad, don't worry. Didn't I tell you before that there is a company in our country that is developing a drug to treat liver cirrhosis?"

"They have successfully developed the product in the past few days. You will be able to eat it in a month at most!"

"Don't worry, your son will do whatever it takes to get you this medicine!"

"You have worked hard, and it is time for me to honor you."

……

On the other side, in the liver disease inpatient department of Chengdu Third People's Hospital.

Liu Wenjun sat quietly on the hospital bed.

The Phase III clinical trial of the "hepatocyte activator" was completed yesterday. After blood tests, we will get the results today, and most of the patients will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

So does he.

Thinking of this, he looked around the entire ward. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any feelings at all. He had been living here for a full seven months since he was admitted to the hospital.

"Haoran, pack up your things and let's leave early tomorrow morning."

"Don't worry, Dad. Everything is packed. We haven't been home for seven months. To be honest, I'm still a little excited."

Liu Wenjun smiled slightly, with a hint of anticipation on his face.

Just then, his eyes fell on bed number 14 next to him.

The patient in bed 14 is no longer the Liang Guangming who was there when he was first admitted to the hospital, but Lao Wan who was lucky enough to join the hospital during the phase III clinical trial three months ago.

Lao Wan is from your province and also has decompensated cirrhosis, but compared to him, Lao Wan's cirrhosis is caused by long-term drinking.

When he was first admitted to the hospital, his transaminase level had exceeded 1,000, and he also had ascites and internal bleeding. Finally, after his daughter Wan Guiqin's pleading, Director Chen Wen applied for a quota from Qingshan Pharmaceutical, and he was finally admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Looking at Old Wan and his daughter Wan Guiqin sitting on the hospital bed, Liu Wenjun couldn't help but say:

"Xiao Wan, are you also going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow?"

Wan Guiqin was dressed in ordinary clothes. When she heard Liu Wenjun ask her, she raised her head and forced a smile:
"Yes, Uncle Liu, we will leave tomorrow morning."

"Oh, okay."

After saying this, Liu Wenjun sighed silently in his heart. After being in the same ward for three months, Liu Wenjun had a better understanding of Lao Wan and Wan Guiqin.

Lao Wan is a farmer. His hometown is a remote town in your province, and his family is not well off.

Wan Guiqin is his eldest daughter. She married another villager from the same village a few years ago. They have a pair of children. In order to have a better life, Wan Guiqin's husband has been working in the city in recent years, while she takes care of the children at home. Her life is very hard.

Three months ago,

After Lao Wan was diagnosed with advanced liver cirrhosis, Wan Guiqin heard that Chengdu Third People's Hospital could treat liver cirrhosis, so she brought her father from Guizhou Province to Chengdu.

Over the past three months, he has witnessed Lao Wan's gradual improvement, and he has also witnessed the suffering of Wan Guiqin.

When he first came to the hospital, Lao Wan's condition was very serious. Wan Guiqin stayed by his side all night long, fearing that something might go wrong. As long as Lao Wan made the slightest movement, she would wake up immediately and she didn't sleep well for several days.

That's all fine.

Although Qingshan Pharmaceutical covered all hospitalization and treatment costs for the Phase III clinical trial, Lao Wan and Wan Guiqin still had to eat and live their daily lives.

In order to save money,

In order to let Lao Wan eat something nutritious,
Wan Guiqin only ate two meals a day for three months, and each meal was just some noodles or steamed buns secretly eaten in the ward.

Sometimes he couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to invite Wan Guiqin to have something delicious, but this rural woman in her thirties always gritted her teeth, smiled and shook her head to refuse.

Liu Wenjun also came from the lower class.

He knew that it was not that Wan Guiqin didn't want to eat, but that people in the countryside knew that they had to return other people's food after eating it.

She had nothing to repay the favor.

Seeing that Lao Wan's condition was getting better day by day, the filial Wan Guiqin also began to smile more often.

She knew her father survived.

But just when she was fantasizing about continuing to take medicine at home after being discharged from the hospital, the price of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "hepatocyte activator" was suddenly announced, completely shattering her hopes.

That's right.

Get hope, but face despair again!
The price is 6500 yuan, which is still 3900 yuan even after medical insurance reimbursement!
3900 yuan is simply not something they can afford!
Wan Guiqin thought about struggling, she hasn't given up completely!

But after calling her uncles and aunts in the hospital corridor that night, she was completely desperate.

Everyone advised her to give up.
Medicine that costs 3900 yuan a box is not something that low-income people like them can afford!

Thinking of this, Liu Wenjun sighed heavily in his heart again, and his gaze fell on Lao Wan again, and on Wan Guiqin whose eyes were empty.

He also wanted to help Wan Guiqin, but he also had the will but not the strength to do so!
A few minutes later, he slowly got off the bed and called his son Liu Haoran outside the door:
"Haoran, go get three thousand yuan in cash. I'll need it tomorrow."

……

The early announcement of the price of the "hepatocyte activator" caused heated discussion on the Internet.

However, with the official completion of the Phase III clinical trial of the "hepatocyte activator", Zhang Yang's attention was all focused on this matter.

He already knew that Liu Wenjun and Liu Haoran would return to their hometown in Guangdong Province at noon today. Early in the morning, he came to the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu carrying a black plastic bag. He was ready to say goodbye to Liu Wenjun for the last time.

However, as soon as he arrived at the inpatient department, Director Chen Wen was the first to notice him.

"Mr. Zhang, you haven't been here for a long time. What are you holding?"

"Haha, nothing much, just some things for my friends."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Yang came to Liu Wenjun's ward alone.

Liu Wenjun's condition was much better than it was seven months ago. Seeing Zhang Yang coming, he stood up quickly.

"Mr. Zhang, you are here so early. Please take a seat."

Zhang Yang casually placed the black plastic bag on Liu Wenjun's bedside table and then sat down.

He smiled and said:

"It's getting late. Your flight is at noon today, so I came to see you earlier."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Wenjun, and seemed to be looking at the shadow of the 12-year-old boy again.

"I'm also very happy to see you getting better little by little."

"After this separation, I don't know how long it will take before I see you again. I hope you take care of yourself."

Zhang Yang felt somewhat emotional, and Liu Wenjun also felt deeply saddened.

To be honest, until now he still doesn't know why Zhang Yang knows him and why he is so nice to him.

He had been holding back from asking before, but now...

Before leaving, he decided to ask.

"Mr. Zhang, there is actually something that has been on my mind for a long time..."

But before he could finish his words, Zhang Yang waved his hand and interrupted:
"You want to ask me what's so good about you, right?"

Liu Wenjun was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"There's no reason, actually. If you have to ask, it's fate."

"fate?"

Zhang Yang's somewhat metaphysical answer left Liu Wenjun confused, but Zhang Yang had no intention of continuing.

The purpose of his coming here today was to see Liu Wenjun off, and by the way...

After a while,
He stood up, then placed the black plastic bag on the bedside cabinet onto the bed and slowly opened it:

"Well, this is a gift I gave you before you left."

"Here are twelve bottles of 'liver cell regeneration activator', just enough for you to last for a year."

"Come back for a follow-up check-up in a year and contact me again. I will continue to give you the medicine."

Liver cell regeneration activator?
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wenjun was stunned, and even Wan Guiqin, who was not far away in the ward, was stunned.

Her eyes involuntarily looked at the 12 bottles of medicine on the bed and she couldn't help swallowing.

"Mr. Zhang... isn't this drug not on the market yet?"

"Besides, this is too expensive. One bottle costs more than six thousand, which is almost one hundred thousand!"

Zhang Yang saw Liu Wenjun's surprise, but he didn't explain any more. He smiled and patted Liu Wenjun's shoulder gently:

"Okay, that's it. I'm going back to the company."

"Liu Wenjun, take your medicine well and take care of yourself."

Zhang Yang stayed for only a few minutes before leaving. Looking at Zhang Yang's back and the 12 unopened bottles of "hepatocyte activator" on the bed, Liu Wenjun was overwhelmed with indescribable feelings.

He already thought Zhang Yang had been good enough to him, but he didn't expect that he would give him such a big gift before leaving!
Such friendship!
Is it really just fate as Zhang Yang said?
He doesn't believe it.

At this moment, he suddenly saw Wan Guiqin standing by with her packed luggage ready to leave.

He looked at the medicine on the bed, then looked at Wan Guiqin.

(End of this chapter)