topic Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Community Chat

A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

RhondaRena — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:39:34 GMT

I am so encouraged more of our pharmaceutical drugs will be manufactured in the US through Kodak. This will help our dependence on China and create more jobs. I find this as wonderful news.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

SeaMaiden — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:41:54 GMT

As long as people do not mind higher prices.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

esmerelda — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:44:40 GMT

@SeaMaiden Nobody will be forced to buy.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Oznell — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:46:15 GMT

Thanks, @RhondaRena for conveying this news. These step-by-step changes, whether small or big, are welcome, and good to know about.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:50:11 GMT

@RhondaRena That is indeed good news if it actually comes to pass. Often, it seems, these plans are figments of somebody's imagination.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

eddyandme — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:53:52 GMT

Yes, it's about time! And. hopefully, more of our companies will come back soon! Give me USA made goods any day!!

Price-wise it was just announced yesterday that ceiling on pharms will match all other countries - contrary to what's been going on for soooo long.

As far as paying higher prices on manufactured goods - if that's the cost of safety, quality and freedom so be it. But in time. it'll all level off once good old American competition is restored.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

fthunt — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:56:36 GMT

Yes, heard it on the news tonight but didn't get much detail as I was doing 12 other things. There will be more info in coming days. Kodak certainly has the buildings - miles of them - so hopefully this will lead us forward. Kodak slipped badly behind Japanese camera/film production. They need something too.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Catiele — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:57:04 GMT

Kodak stock is way up today thanks to the news.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

shoekitty — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:23:44 GMT

For a company that has never done this ever, it will be a fiasco getting started. hopefully, a year or two from now when they start manufacturing, we will benefit. I am just always a little leary. Because they aways say one price, then costs go up, and we get the brunt of it. I will happy, no...ecstatic, to see drugs made here. It is not just the cost, which I think wll not go down, it is the safety which will be improved. I have been been the guinea pig for 4 drugs that were recalled. The last , the Valsatan fiasco, really affected me. It is not that India did it once....they contaminated it 3 times. We never know what will happen. My stomach is messed up due to the Valsartan contamination. I was one who was taking it for months before they knew the foul up was cancerous.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

eddyandme — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:03:21 GMT

@shoekitty

Kodak can do it! Remember just months ago auto manufacturers switched over to making breathing devices!! And they did it quickly and efficiently!

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Cakers3 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:28:27 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
As long as people do not mind higher prices.

@SeaMaiden We pay enough already and you cannot project that the prices will rise significantly.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Cakers3 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:32:24 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:
Yes, it's about time! And. hopefully, more of our companies will come back soon! Give me USA made goods any day!!

Price-wise it was just announced yesterday that ceiling on pharms will match all other countries - contrary to what's been going on for soooo long.

As far as paying higher prices on manufactured goods - if that's the cost of safety, quality and freedom so be it. But in time. it'll all level off once good old American competition is restored.

@eddyandme This is important. Whether our meds are coming out of another country or not, the cost is astronomical for many people, even with insurance.

Tier 1, 2, 3, 4-and "donut holes"-it shouldn't be this way. I am thankful my meds are Tier 1 and 2 but if DS didn't have the VA his infusions would be a whopping $32,000 EACH on average.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

KatieB — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:33:49 GMT

@RhondaRena wrote:
I am so encouraged more of our pharmaceutical drugs will be manufactured in the US through Kodak. This will help our dependence on China and create more jobs. I find this as wonderful news.

@RhondaRena I didn't know US pharmaceuticals were manufactured in China. The US has plenty of pharmaceutical companies without trying to turn Kodak into a pharmaceutical company which will take years..

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Nightowlz — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:35:21 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
For a company that has never done this ever, it will be a fiasco getting started. hopefully, a year or two from now when they start manufacturing, we will benefit. I am just always a little leary. Because they aways say one price, then costs go up, and we get the brunt of it. I will happy, no...ecstatic, to see drugs made here. It is not just the cost, which I think wll not go down, it is the safety which will be improved. I have been been the guinea pig for 4 drugs that were recalled. The last , the Valsatan fiasco, really affected me. It is not that India did it once....they contaminated it 3 times. We never know what will happen. My stomach is messed up due to the Valsartan contamination. I was one who was taking it for months before they knew the foul up was cancerous.

@shoekitty

Don't take new drugs on the market. Ask your doctor for a safe proven cheaper drug that works.

Sorry about your stomach from taking these drugs.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Nightowlz — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:37:20 GMT

I thought they were talking generic drugs which they said would be less expensive. Time will tell.

We still need to manufacture our medications in the US so hopefully we know what's in them.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Cakers3 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:43:21 GMT

Just another note regarding overseas manufacturing-my glaucoma medicine has been manufactured in Germany and in Ireland.

It has only been the last two refills that say Made in the USA-but that still doesn't guarantee the ingredients are also made here.

People need to understand that fact.

Let's hope for everyone to have safe and cost-effective meds. It really says a lot when people are looking (hoping) for failure instead of thinking about all our fellow citizens who need safer, cost-effective meds.

We need to start be unified and hoping for the best for everyone, no matter who is in charge.

Says a lot, doesn't it.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

SandySparkles — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:03:06 GMT

This is such ENCOURAGING news, but I am guardedly optimistic! Up to 90% of pharmaceutical raw material is produced in other countries-mainly China.🤔

It is welcoming to think that we are at least taking the first steps in reducing our dependence on foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing!

This is some of the best news I've heard lately, although I'm not yet ready to pull out my dancing shoes!!😁👍👍

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

shoekitty — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:53:01 GMT

@Nightowlz I agree. I had been taking Valsartan for 7 years before the foul up. The drug companies were slow to report their findings of a cancer ingredient that was made by process in the pill batch because the manufacturer cooked it too long Thats as easily as I can explain it. Many drug comanies make this generic drug know as Diovan. This particular company making it, fouled it up, then we switched to another company that was safe and they did some thing a few months later to taint their batch. And so it went. There are very few drugs made in usa, it is scary. What a mess. I am careful about all meds, because when you send them overseas and dont inspect these companies regularly, they run amuk.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Hippiified — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:25:15 GMT

I'll believe it when I see it.

Re: A Win for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

gardenman — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:33:24 GMT

Kodak has been a chemical company for most of its existence. Making the precursors and building blocks for modern medicine isn't a big change for them. Even drugs "made in the USA" are often made with precursors from overseas. Creating our own supply chain for vital pharmaceuticals makes more sense. It helps to give us more stability in an uncertain world. It's very hard to see a downside to this.