LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Sent via the live broadcast Facebook page (Rai3). Reply to Dr.ssa Marra (AIFA)

Since AIFA (prudentially) does not accept comments on its YouTube channel, I wrote to PresaDiretta: SENT VIA THE PRESADIRETTA FACEBOOK PAGE (Rai3)http://www.facebook.com/PresaDiretta.Rai

Dear Editorial staff, in the imminence of the airing of an episode of your program entitled THE BEST HEALTHCARE, I take the liberty of informing you of a position taken in favor of generic drugs by A STATE BODY such as AIFA:http://www.agenziafarmaco.gov.it/it/content/canale-5-tg5-interview-with-drssa-anna-rosa-marra-director-ofevaluation-office-and-self

In my humble opinion, IT IS SERIOUS that material produced, until proven otherwise, camping on a STATE site, BY A PRIVATE TELEVISION ENTITY. Next move will be to see the commercials of Amaro Montenegro or Lines Lady on www.gov.it???

Going into the matter:

– What does it mean that equivalent medicines create savings on the part of the HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, when, as is known, the difference to obtain the 'designer' is PAID BY THE PATIENT???

– What 'Absolutely equivalent' means (allowed equivalence parameters: 20% difference on AUC and peak concentration – SIF site http://www.sifweb.org/docs/sif_position_paper_drugs_equivalents_Oct2010.php)? The concept of 'absolute' can only be reconciled with the EQUAL: I would understand 'ABSOLUTELY EQUAL' (that's not true), not 'Absolutely equivalent'.

UNTIL WHO HAS, EVEN A MINIMUM, KNOWLEDGE ON THE MATTER WILL HAVE TO STOP THESE Clumsy MANEUVERINGS OF LAWYERS OF LOST CAUSES??? UNTIL WHEN WILL THE MEDIA CONTINUE TO ENDORSE THE BUFFALOES OF A PSEUDO-TECHNICAL (EX) MINISTER??? UNTIL THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR SKIN (and our pockets) WILL BE ENTRUSTED TO 'EXPERTS' WHO SPEAR COLOSSAL LIES??? Ref.:http://www.sanita.ilsole24ore.com/pdf2010/Sanita2/_Oggetti_