An estimated 4 million US citizens and 20 million worldwide are suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS/ME [CDC, CFIDS]. It's a life-threatening illness, as debilitating as MS [CDC]. There is no cure and no FDA-approved drug treatment.
Rintatolimod (Ampligen) has been undergoing FDA trials for over two decades and has benefited a great number of patients to no end and without ill effect.
An FDA Advisory Committee has recently seen fit to block marketing of Ampligen, even though they voted it safe for approval. Instead of encouraging drug companies to pinpoint the subset(s) of people who respond so well, they expect sponsors to attract millions of dollars without a return. Ampligen is safe and has been available in places like Canada and Brussels for 17 years. There is no alternative.
We urge the FDA to Approve Ampligen now.
Thanks to the efforts of people like patient/advocate Mr. Robert Miller, the FDA is inviting patients to attend its ME/CFS Stakeholder Workshop on April 25 and 26, 2013.
Find out how you can help here https://twitter.com/bobmiller42 and show your support by signing this petition. Share it with your friends and let the FDA know they too should hear us loud and clear: Let ME/CFS patients decide!
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