5
The light fantastic
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I have long held the view that the best definition of a pharmaceutical is ‘a worthwhile medicine that makes money’. To be worthwhile, it has to satisfy a real, unmet need; and to survive in the marketplace, it has to make money. I think the same analysis applies to any potential therapies based on quantum effects. To make money, you have to ensure that your product will come to market, and to come to market, it has to obtain regulatory approval. This is particularly the case with light therapy, where there are many domestic light-emitting products available in the shops. Proponents of the ‘do-it-yourself’ approach may say, ‘I devised this treatment in my front room and it works very well.’
Our response to that is, ‘It may have worked very well on that particular occasion, but will it work every time?’ Can you guarantee consistency?’ Even though it might be beneficial for the next patient you treat, it doesn’t form part of a programme that will enable that exact same treatment to be given to the next thousand patients. It’s not subject to a regulatory approval. Although we’ve seen many patients benefit from domestic preparations or interventions, the people producing them have been somewhat indulged. They’ve had the luxury of only needing to treat the patients right in front of them. They haven’t offered a solution that any doctor would be able to prescribe for any suitable patient who enters his or her clinic anywhere in the country.
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