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Global Access to Radicut: How the Named Patient Program Supports Patients

Introduction   Ra dicut ®  ( Eda ra vone )  is a medicine first developed in Japan to help patients recovering from acute ischemic stroke. It works by reducing harmful free  ra dicals and has been used since 2001 to manage stroke-related neurological symptoms. 1   Because of its protective effect on nerve cells, Japanese doctors suggested that it might also help people with ALS/MND. This led to clinical trials by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, the makers of  Ra dicut . 1 ,2   Why  RA DICUT  Access Is Limited Globally   RA DICUT   represents  one of the few  disease modifying  the ra pies for Amyotrophic Late ra l Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegene ra tive disease. 3   However, despite its potential, access to  RA DICUT   remains  highly variable worldwide for seve ra l reasons:   Regulatory approvals are f ra gmented. Although  Ra dicut  has been approved  for ALS in countrie...