A remote parking lot in the suburbs of Kunming City.
Duan Cheng drove a car slowly in and stopped, then got out of the car. He wore a hat and a mask, covering himself tightly.
He walked towards a van next to him and knocked on the window. A strong man with a beard poked his head out.
"The goods have arrived. You can get in the car and take inventory. But this time the price is a bit more expensive."
Duan Cheng looked at the boxes in the trunk, randomly checking them, and said, "What's wrong? The price is so unstable every time, making it difficult for me to do business."
The strong man blew out a smoke ring, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and complained: "Who the hell knows what's going on? In these pharmaceutical factories in Tianzhu, the prices are always changing, sometimes high and sometimes low, for all kinds of strange reasons. Anyway, Asan It’s so unreliable.”
"But don't worry, the price is still much cheaper than in China."
Duan Cheng had finished counting, nodded and said: "Okay, that's it."
He was about to move the box to his car when the strong man suddenly said: "By the way, Old Duan, the people from Tianzhu asked me if they could pour some medicine from China. What do you say? Is there any channel?"
Duan Cheng couldn't help but laugh: "What the hell? Don't they claim to be able to imitate any medicine? And it only takes three months, why do they still ask us to buy the medicine?"
The strong man spat and said: "It is said that several large generic drug groups in Tianzhu have been researching for half a year, but they have not yet figured out the production process of anti-cancer drugs. The ingredients in the excipients are too complicated. Sanqing's drugs are now too expensive to take out abroad. Yes, it’s cheaper in China, so there’s a lot of profit there.”
Duan Cheng shook his head and said: "You can find someone else, I'm not interested. I purchase generic drugs to save people, not to make a fortune."
The strong man shook his head and sighed, as if he was sorry. He watched Duan Cheng take away all the medicine, stepped on the accelerator, and roared away.
Duan Cheng drove his car home, and it got dark not long after.
After finishing a bowl of instant noodles, I saw that the clock was almost nine o'clock, so I sat quietly on the sofa in the living room and looked at the door, as if waiting for something.
He has been purchasing Tianzhu generic drugs for several years and has formed a stable customer channel. Tonight is the time for patients to come to collect medicines. Starting at nine o'clock, he will distribute the predetermined generic drugs to these patients every half an hour. Each time a group of people comes.
He used to be a pharmaceutical company employee. Unfortunately, he suffered from lung cancer and could not afford the exorbitantly expensive medicines. Fortunately, he met his former colleagues in Tianzhu, so he started purchasing generic drugs on his behalf. Later, he became famous among local patients and made a living from this. Basically, patients who can purchase generic drugs will come to him to buy them.
He took Sanqing's anti-cancer drugs last year and finally recovered from his illness. Now he no longer imports generic drugs in this area. Although his business has been damaged, he is still very happy to have his life back.
As soon as nine o'clock arrived, as if it was an appointment, there was a knock on the door.
Duan Cheng opened the door, and a dozen people walked in. Everyone looked haggard and tired, and the narrow living room was packed to the brim.
Duan Cheng stood up and began to divide the medicine: "Okay, you guys come here to get it one by one. I have divided it all according to your requirements."
The patients all had a tacit understanding. They came forward one by one, took their medicines, paid on the spot and left.
Duan Cheng moved skillfully and quickly divided the medicine on the table. He looked up and suddenly saw someone standing next to him. He couldn't help but wonder: "Are you here early? But it's okay. Tell me what you want? I'll give it to you. take."
This is a woman in her early thirties, with plain appearance and a sad face, with a wrinkled coat wrapped around her body.
Duan Cheng looked at it carefully and felt that it was very unfamiliar. He thought it might have been introduced by a local netizen or other patients, so he forced a smile.
"What's your name? I don't remember what your WeChat name is. What do you want? Jisandai? Cositaf? Or Trogliptin?"
The woman timidly said: "My name is Chen Ping. I'm sorry that I didn't contact you beforehand. I heard that you are a purchasing agent for imported drugs, so I came here directly. I wonder if you have clobazam here?"
Duan Cheng's heart skipped a beat and he was extremely surprised. He stared at the other person and said solemnly: "Why did you buy this? Do you know that this is a controlled drug and you cannot buy it randomly."
Chen Ping was startled, and quickly took out a thick stack of medical cases from her bag, and said anxiously: "I know this medicine is not allowed to be sold, but my child is sick and needs to take this medicine. I really have no other way. , look, I didn’t lie to you, I really bought it for my son. He is only half a year old..."
Duan Cheng took the case, opened it and looked at it. His heart sank. Sure enough, it was a baby. It had been diagnosed as infantile epilepsy with migratory focal seizures (eimfs). Although he didn't know what the disease was specifically, he had heard that it was a baby. Living with a disease such as epilepsy, which is difficult to treat, especially as a baby, arouses a sense of compassion.
But he didn't have this medicine either, so he shook his head and said regretfully: "I only have Tianzhu generic medicine here. I really don't have the one you mentioned."
Chen Ping's face showed a look of despair, and tears instantly flowed down. She couldn't help covering her face and sobbing.
Duan Cheng sighed and asked, "Have you ever visited a group of fellow patients? Maybe they have this medicine?"
Chen Ping shook her head: "I found a purchasing agent before. His daughter also needs to take this medicine, but he was arrested last month. I can't find any other way. I only have a few pills left at home. Take it." It’s gone, what should I do if my child has a seizure?”
Duan Cheng saw that she was crying more and more, so he had to hand over a few tissues, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "I know someone, but he is not a purchasing agent. He makes his own medicine. I can't guarantee the effect. I can only say that he He is more professional. If you really have no choice, you can try to contact him. The address is..."
Chen Ping didn't even have time to wipe the tears on her face, so she quickly took out her mobile phone, wrote down the address, and left with tears in her eyes.
Duan Cheng looked at the woman's leaving figure and sighed. He turned on his computer and searched.
Because clobazam is addictive, 1g is equivalent to 0.1mg conchine, so it belongs to the second category of psychotropic drugs. It has neither been approved for marketing nor imported in China.
This drug is the most effective drug in controlling refractory epilepsy, and infantile spasms is a type of refractory epilepsy. Sustained seizures of epilepsy not only cause permanent damage to the patient's brain, but also risk suffocation and death.
Clobazam is currently on the market in many overseas countries, so it can be purchased from abroad, but it cannot be sold domestically, otherwise it will be suspected of illegal crimes. For personal use, only some cities can purchase it through overseas direct mail.
Many parents who cannot buy it will find patients who can receive the package to buy it on their behalf, but this is very risky.
A month ago, a parent of a child with the disease was arrested and convicted for frequently purchasing Clobazam on behalf of others. As a result, all other purchasing agents across the country disappeared instantly, which meant that the way for parents to purchase this drug was completely blocked.
Chen Ping must be a poor parent who has no other choice. Duan Cheng felt depressed when he thought of the half-year-old baby in the case.
After Chen Ping left, she quickly took a taxi and went to a street in the city. She found a store selling family planning supplies. She looked at the name and address of the store before confirming it and walked in.
Sitting inside was a young man in his twenties. He had good features but was unkempt, with an unkempt beard and hair as messy as a bird's nest.
The man glanced at her and said nothing. He was playing on his mobile phone and heard the music of the game from time to time.
Chen Ping took a breath, walked up to the man, and said uneasily: "Hello, is this Gu Xian? Old Duan asked me to come to you. He said you have Clobazan..."
Before he finished speaking, the man stood up at the speed of light, jumped to his feet with an angry look on his face and said: "Oh no, Old Duan, you are a disaster, who are you? Keep your voice down!"
Chen Ping panicked, quickly took out the case again, and said what she said before.
Gu Xian was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this."
Chen Ping was anxious, and immediately knelt down and cried: "Brother, please help me. I only have a few days' worth of medicine left. The child will be gone after eating it. If he continues to be unable to take it, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive for long." .”
"Many times, mothers have said in the group, 'Goodbye, my child is gone.'" Chen Ping wiped her tears and choked up: "Everyone was blessing them, saying, 'You are finally free, and the baby will be an angel.'" '. But we feel really sad in our hearts. I'm so afraid that my child will be next."
Gu Xian stamped his feet and said, "Do you know that this is a controlled substance, not an ordinary drug, and imitation is illegal."
Chen Ping sobbed and nodded: "I know that a parent in our patient group was arrested for purchasing this medicine on his behalf."
Gu Xian shook his head again and said, "So you should understand that if other medicines are okay, this one really can't be done."
After saying that, it seemed that he couldn't bear to look at the woman in front of him anymore, so he simply walked out of the store and disappeared.
Chen Ping was stunned. She looked at the case in her hand, stayed for a while, wiped away her tears, and walked out with staggering steps.
Not long after she left, Gu Xian quietly returned to the store, took out his cell phone, and dialed Duan Cheng. As soon as he got through, he cursed.
"Old Duan, you are a bastard, don't introduce me to these messy people. You let me do such a fucking illegal thing. I want my life even if you don't want it."
"I've died once, so what's there to be afraid of? I want to help her, but I don't have the ability. If you don't want to, just forget it. There's no need to scold me. I also see other people's children as pitiful. They got sick after only 6 months old. I don’t even have to take medicine.”
Old Duan's voice was cold, but it made Gu Xian speechless for a moment.
"Okay, okay, you're right, since I can't do it anyway, she will definitely find other ways." Gu Xian said irritably.
"You can't do this, you can't do that, what can you do?" Lao Duan suddenly sneered.
Gu Xian suddenly became angry and yelled with his cell phone: "I'm different from you. I already have a criminal record. I don't want to enter the palace for the second time. Let me advise you, don't be a purchasing agent after you recover from your illness. This It’s also illegal, so be careful you get arrested like me.”
Old Duan sneered: "Come on, why are you, a seller of aphrodisiacs, telling me this? Hundreds of people like me are waiting. If I don't do it, where will they buy the medicine? This is a matter of human life." It’s a matter of God.”
Gu Xian was furious for a moment and couldn't help but said: "What's the point? If you go in, I will make generic medicine for them."
Old Duan laughed loudly: "Haha, you just make homemade aphrodisiacs. They are all high-end drugs. What are you thinking about? If you can do it, I will twist off your head and give it to you."
Gu Xian was suddenly speechless. After a while, he sneered and said, "Haha, just wait."
He hung up the phone with a snap, closed the store door angrily, and soon arrived at his home in a nearby community.
This is a two-bedroom apartment, and the other room is his laboratory, which contains some simple instruments and equipment that can synthesize some chemical drugs.
Gu Xian rushed in and sat in deep thought for a while. Chen Ping's face full of tears kept wandering in his mind.
He sighed and searched online for information about Clobazam.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu Xian rushed out of the room, holding a small glass bottle filled with white powder in his hand, and excitedly dialed his cell phone.
"Old Duan, I've made Clobazam. Do you have that woman's contact information?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone, and no sound came through for a long time.
Gu Xian said impatiently: "What are you doing? Talk!"
Old Duan's voice was tired and hoarse: "Look at the news. The day before yesterday, a woman jumped off a building with her child in her arms and committed suicide. It was her. Oh, why bother..."
Gu Xian's mind went blank for a moment. He looked at the phone blankly, but couldn't hear any sound. Suddenly there was a buzzing sound in his head.
He covered his head and squatted down. It took him a while to feel better. He tremblingly touched his phone and started searching for news about the woman's suicide.
The first thing that popped up was that a woman surnamed Chen couldn't buy medicine because her child was seriously ill. After seeing a doctor again in the hospital, she jumped from a nearby high-rise building in despair with her half-year-old baby in her arms.
Gu Xian stared blankly at the photo of the deceased, as if his whole body had been struck by lightning.
"Blame me! Blame me! It's all my fault!"
He murmured to himself and suddenly fell to the ground, tears welling up in his eyes.
****
At this time, Wei Kang, who was sitting in the office of Sanqing headquarters, suddenly received a call.
The voice was strange yet familiar. It was Dr. Jian Jianyun whom I had not contacted for a long time.
Wei Kang felt a sense of surprise in his heart: "Hello, Dr. Jian, long time no see. How are you lately?"
Jian Lian Yun's voice was a little hoarse, no longer as clear and pleasant as before, and his voice was also very nasal, as if he had cried.
"I'm fine, Wei Kang. I have something to ask you. I wonder if you are free."
Wei Kang was a little confused, nodded and said, "Just say it."
"Recently, a big thing happened in the hospital. A patient's child suffered from epilepsy and needed to be treated with clobazam, but the drug was not available anywhere. The child's seizures became more and more serious, and he had developed hypoxic brain damage. So she jumped off the building with her child in her arms and committed suicide."
"This matter has a great impact. Now more than 20,000 parents of children with epilepsy across the country have gathered together and sent a joint letter online, calling for the legal purchase of clobazam. Our hospital is now declaring the use of clobazam. But you need to follow the relevant procedures for approval, which may take a long time.”
"Actually, this drug has attracted attention for some time. The country has been encouraging overseas pharmaceutical companies of this drug to apply for domestic listing, but they have never done so."
"There are basically no original clobazam drugs in China now. They all buy patents from abroad to make generic drugs."
"But because this is a controlled drug, it is difficult to establish a project. There are relatively few patients who actually use it, and the price is not high, only a few hundred yuan. Therefore, the investment is high and the return is small. Few pharmaceutical companies are willing to start a project. Although there are currently drugs in China The company has been approved to make generic drugs, but has not yet had any marketing application.”
"I would like to ask," Jian Jianyun's voice was hesitant: "Is Sanqing interested in making a generic version of clobazam?"
