The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming
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Summary
A new law that effectively allows doctors to prescribe and sell drugs that have only undergone initial trials is set to pass in Montana, and will be the most expansive in the US once it’s signed off by the state’s governor.
Those behind the bill are hoping it will allow people access to experimental, unproven drugs that could help extend their lives.
However, critics argue the law will make it easier for people to be prescribe drugs of unknown efficacy and risk.
Ethicists are especially concerned that patients will have to pay for these drugs, which could be useless.
Clinics that plan to offer the drugs within Montana must only use drugs that have been manufactured in the state, meaning the law is likely to lead to a small number of clinics in the state.