US Govt Spends $290 Million On Drugs Used During Radiological / Nuclear Emergencies

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'The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it has spent $290 million on a drug to treat radiation sickness in the event of a nuclear emergency.

The HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response announced in a Tuesday release that it bought the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc. “as part of long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies.


For a nation that seems to always be behind the power-curve, this is intetesting..



 

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