Lu Yong is an entrepreneur who imports knitwear and knows the import and export business very well. In 2002, Lu Yong was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. The drug Gleevec for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia is very expensive, with a box of more than 20,000 RMB, while the generic drugs purchased from India are very cheap, with a box of 4,000 RMB. The disparity in prices led Lu Yong to resell Indian generic drugs for his patients.
"Gleevec" is a drug produced by a Swiss company, and the country allows imports. The film was changed to gleaning. Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia can only stabilize their condition by taking Gleevec. Patients need to take a box of drugs a month to maintain their lives, and few people can afford the high cost of Gleevec of more than 20 thousand yuan a month. As an entrepreneur, Lu Yong's family is also very rich, but it is also difficult to bear the cost of medicine and treatment of CML. Soon, Lu Yong was hollowed out by this expensive treatment cost. Many patients in Lu Yong are facing a desperate situation because they can't afford the high cost of genuine Gleevec. Lu Yong's spirit of great love began to show from this moment.
In a difficult situation, Lu Yong found an Indian generic drug, the curative effect was as high as 99%, and the price was only 4,000 yuan per box. After using Indian generic drugs, Lu Yong shared them with his patients. Patients in Lu Yong can't afford the high cost of Gleevec, and I hope Lu Yong can help me purchase medicines. Lu Yong knows very well that more than 300 patients need to buy a lot of medicines to send them to prison, but Lu Yong can't bear to bury more than 300 lives at the high cost of medicines.
After some consideration, Lu Yong decided to take risks for more than 300 patients and started the purchasing road. Lu Yong doesn't make money by buying medicines for patients. He just wants everyone to live well, and the patients are very grateful to Lu Yong. However, Lu Yong's purchase of drugs from India has violated the interests of R&D companies, and the drugs that Swiss companies have invested heavily in research and development will inevitably be replaced by Indian generic drugs. Lu Yong smuggled a large number of drugs, and at the same time violated the interests and laws of R&D company, and Lu Yong was taken to court.
Although Lu Yong sells genuine drugs with curative effect, there is no sales license for imported drugs from China, and the genuine drugs are also considered as counterfeit drugs, so Lu Yong was imprisoned. After more than 300 patients learned that Lu Yong was jailed for buying drugs, they jointly applied to cancel Lu Yong's punishment. Lu Yong was finally acquitted.
Lu Yong kept a low profile after he got out of prison, but devoted himself to charity. Later, Lu Yong set up a foundation to help patients. During the epidemic, Lu Yong also bought a large number of masks through his own company. Such a person with great love can be said to be the real "drug god" of a generation.