Chapter 201 The Powerful Effects of Qinghao Powder and Shazhu Buying a Car

Sitting in the office.

Wang Mengde looked expectantly at the information in his hand carefully.

This is the news from South Vietnam about the clinical trials of Artemisia annua powder.

More than two months ago, South Vietnam learned from some unknown channel that he had developed an effective prescription for treating malaria.

We have been strongly requesting domestic support for prescriptions and a batch of medicinal materials.

Finally, under his suggestion, Artemisia annua powder, which had just undergone clinical trials and whose specific side effects and contraindications were not yet known, was made into pills and sent there along with a group of medical staff.

Firstly, this can be considered as support, and secondly, it can also be regarded as a clinical trial.

In addition to providing guidance on medication, the medical staff who went with them also took on the important responsibility of collecting clinical trial data.

Among them, Li Xiang, Zhu Tao and Sun Xiaoru are also on the list.

Fortunately, they would only treat patients in relatively safe bases in the rear, and they didn't have to go to dangerous places such as the front lines. Wang Mengde felt a little relieved.

After reading more than ten pages of information, a happy smile appeared on his face.

This document contains detailed statistics on the changes in data before and after the medical team gave medication to thousands of malaria patients in South Vietnam over the past two months, forming a relevant analysis report.

In the report, Wang Mengde saw the powerful therapeutic effect of Artemisia annua powder.

Thousands of people have taken it, and all have shown varying degrees of improvement, whether they have severe or mild symptoms, or are highly resistant to quinine drugs.

Patients with mild symptoms will basically recover quickly after taking the medicine for about three days.

For moderate patients, the medication can be stopped in about three to five days.

Even for the most seriously ill patients, the symptoms of malaria will almost disappear after taking the medicine for no more than ten days, and the rest will just recover slowly.

Among these people, there has not yet been a situation where Qinghao San is ineffective.

Of course, some side effects have occurred when large numbers of people take the medicine.

A small number of people will experience mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms after taking the medicine.

However, these symptoms do not require treatment and will return to normal quickly.

As for whether there are other side effects or contraindications, continued clinical trials and observations will be needed in the future.

Wang Mengde put down the materials in his hand, stood up, paced back and forth in the office, and was secretly happy in his heart.

This time, he clearly had the mature experience from his previous life to refer to. As long as he followed the steps, he would be able to achieve results.

In the end, he chose a completely new path. Fortunately, this choice did not disappoint him for the time being, and everything was developing in a good direction.

After a few months, when we have accumulated more clinical trial samples and confirmed all the problems, Artemisia annua powder can be produced in large quantities.

For thousands of years, the harm of malaria has become history in his hands.

Thinking of this, he picked up the materials and prepared to go to the next office to find Mr. Pu.

At this moment, he accidentally saw a piece of data on the material and suddenly stopped.

That's not right.

Why are the patients in clinical trials mostly young and middle-aged people, but there are no elderly people or children?

Moreover, most of them are men, and there are very few women.

Seeing this question, Wang Mengde decided not to go to see Mr. Pu first, but turned and walked towards President Lu's office.

When I reached the door, I happened to meet Vice President Zhu coming out of the house.

"Hello, President Zhu."

He quickly greeted.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, you are here to see the dean. He happens to be in his office and there is nothing urgent to do right now."

Vice President Zhu said with a smile.

She admired the young man in front of her very much.

It's not just because of him that several of his students won some honors.

The most important thing is the other party's superb medical skills, especially acupuncture techniques.

Every time she saw Wang Mengde giving acupuncture to patients, she could even learn something.

Therefore, she often lamented that a good seedling was not from their institute.

When teaching students, I always use Wang Mengde as an example or comparison.

After chatting with Vice President Zhu for a few words, he knocked on the door and entered the president's office.

"Dean."

"Meng De, come and sit down. The kettle is in the corner and the tea leaves are in the cabinet behind you. Pour the water and make tea yourself."

When Dean Lu saw him coming in, he greeted him warmly.

Wang Mengde was not polite either. He put the materials in his hand on the table, then skillfully picked up the kettle and filled Dean Lu's cup with hot water first.

Then he took a clean enamel pot, put in a handful of tea leaves, and made himself a cup of hot tea.

"Meng De, have you finished reading the materials sent over from South Vietnam? Do you have any questions?"

"Dean, I actually found a problem.

In this material, the patients are basically young and middle-aged men, with no elderly or children. This kind of clinical trial data can be..."

“Haha, you also discovered this problem. In fact, my superiors discovered it from the beginning.

There is nothing we can do about it. You may have seen in the newspapers that there is unrest in South Vietnam right now, so the medicines we are sending over can only be supplied to the troops first.

It also happened that a new type of malaria virus was raging and spreading very quickly. Because the South Vietnamese troops had to engage in jungle warfare, large numbers of people were infected every day and suffered non-combat casualties.

Alas, time is running out for them. I heard that the beautiful country can hardly wait and will take action themselves.

At this time, South Vietnam wanted to resolve the situation quickly and not give the other side a chance to intervene, so all supplies were tilted towards the troops. "

Dean Lu explained:

“By the way, the efficacy of Qinghao Powder this time surprised them so much that they exclaimed it was incredible. They kept asking for the prescription, but were rejected by their superiors.

You are right. It is best for us to keep this prescription to ourselves. If it is leaked, others will be able to make the same medicine according to the prescription, and the pills they make may even steal our business in the future."

At the beginning, a batch of Artemisia annua was distributed as state support.

Many people in South Vietnam were somewhat skeptical that it would work.

After all, many quinine-based drugs developed in the West are completely ineffective against the new malaria virus.

Could it be that these little black pills sent by our northern neighbors can actually work?

With the mentality of giving it a try, the drug was given to patients who were suffering from malaria in the rear hospital.

On the first day, the condition stopped worsening.

After that, after taking the medicine continuously and seeing the patients recover day by day, these South Vietnamese people finally believed that Artemisia annua powder had miraculous effects.

Then, this batch of medicines became strategic materials and were controlled.

Except for the troops and some special people, other ordinary South Vietnamese people couldn't even see them.

This is also the reason why there are only young and middle-aged patients in clinical research data.

Wang Mengde was helpless about this situation.

He could only hope that the domestic production volume would increase and after being shipped to South Vietnam, it could be used by ordinary people as soon as possible, so that the medical team from China could collect clinical trial data as soon as possible.

Seeing him holding the teacup in deep thought, Dean Lu continued:

"Haha, Meng De, I just got some news. You will definitely be happy after hearing it. In view of the shortage of Qinghaosan, the country plans to build a new pharmaceutical factory in Hainan to produce it.

We have also transferred pharmaceutical equipment and skilled workers from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, and we hope to start production next month. By then, there will be no shortage of this medicine.

We will take this opportunity to propose to South Vietnam that they use some of the medicines on ordinary South Vietnamese people."

"Ah, isn't it too early to start building a factory and production now? It's also a bit risky."

Wang Mengde said in surprise.

Although he was confident in the prescription he prepared, he did not expect that the country would start building a factory for large-scale production without waiting for the results of clinical trials.

If something goes wrong later, the loss will be huge.

“Our superiors have also considered this issue. During the meeting, everyone agreed that since the clinical trial results of thousands of people in South Vietnam showed that Qinghaosan was very effective.

Not only that, the side effects that occur in a small number of people are also mild and completely acceptable.

It is worth taking a risk. Besides, there is no other effective drug for the new malaria virus in the world. Even if there are some side effects, they are acceptable. "

Dean Lu said with a smile.

To be honest, he was also shocked when he first got the news.

Later, I got the reason from an old leader.

In addition to what he just said, another source of confidence is that everyone trusts Wang Mengde very much and feels that the prescriptions developed by this young man generally will not have any problems.

Of course, he wasn't going to say this to Wang Mengde.

After getting the answer from President Lu, Wang Mengde no longer worried about it.

He knew that the clinical trials would be completed soon after the pharmaceutical factory in Hainan went into production next month.

The days passed.

Mid May.

It was a sunny and windy day.

The sun feels warm on my body.

At the entrance of Nanluoguxiang Hutong, Shazhu came back from outside pushing a brand new bicycle.

Along the way, he stopped from time to time, greeted loudly to people he knew, and showed off his newly bought bicycle.

"Hey, Shazhu, is this bicycle of yours new? Where did you get the bicycle coupon?"

Yan Bugui, who was playing chess under the big locust tree, heard the noise. He looked up and saw Sha Zhu and the brand new bicycle.

Suddenly, the joy of winning the game disappeared in an instant.

It shouldn't be.

He is the manager of the courtyard, but he still hasn't managed to ride a bicycle. How come all the young people in the courtyard are riding one?

"Haha, Uncle San, how is it? I just bought it. As for the bicycle coupon, I won one in a lottery at the steel mill."

Sha Zhu said proudly.

"Wow, you actually won the lottery."

Yan Bugui said with some disbelief, his face distorted with jealousy.

He tried drawing several times at school, but never won.

Under the big locust tree, many other neighbors in the alley were also feeling jealous.

Ever since the policy came out in 1959 that required a bicycle coupon to buy a bicycle, it has become difficult for people to buy one.

Each unit has many people but few coupons, and only a handful of lucky people can win these large tickets every year.

Moreover, industrial vouchers have not yet appeared, and there are no other channels.

Wang Mengde was standing by and watching the game, and he roughly guessed why Sha Zhu won the lottery.

The steel mill leaders must have deliberately subsidized him.

In the past one or two years, because it was an extremely difficult period, even the leaders of the steel mill were unable to prepare special meals to entertain guests.

At this time, Sha Zhu used some very simple ingredients to make particularly delicious meals.

For example, when he makes stewed cabbage, the guests give him the thumbs up.

In this way, the guests can be entertained well without having to serve a lot of meat dishes. The leaders were very happy and took the opportunity to let him win the prize.

"Silly Zhu, how much did this bicycle cost?"

another neighbor asked curiously.

"Hey, mine is a Forever brand. In addition to a coupon, the bicycle costs one hundred and sixty-six dollars.

Oh, and I also paid two dollars and twenty cents in taxes, and another ten cents for the license plate, so all in all, it was nearly one hundred and seventy dollars.”

Sha Zhu counted his fingers and spoke loudly.

In this day and age, in addition to paying taxes, newly purchased bicycles also need to be registered like cars.

If you are worried about losing it and not being able to find it, you have to make a steel stamp on the frame.

"Wow, you have emptied out all the family assets."

Sha Zhu is the only one who earns money in his family, and he also has to support his sister's schooling, so everyone can only save a small portion of their salary.

Now I have spent nearly one hundred and seventy dollars at once, which must have been very painful.

"Hey, just empty your family's savings and save more."

Sha Zhu said nonchalantly.

Moreover, he intended to leave this bicycle for his younger sister to ride after she graduated, which was what he had promised He Yushui last year.

After Shazhu left, Yan Bugui no longer had any interest in playing chess.

He gave his seat to others and sat aside, thinking about his own things.

after awhile.

Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo, each pushing a bicycle, walked towards this side with their heads down.

A little further away, the two stopped and called over here, "Brother, come here."

"what happened?"

When Wang Mengde heard his brother's voice, he hurried over there.

"Brother, the bicycle tire is punctured."

Wang Yuanchao lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.

Today, the two brothers took the two bicycles at home out to the alley and practiced riding bicycles without telling their parents.

Due to his small stature, he could only stretch his right leg over the underside of the bike frame and push the right footrest, commonly known as "grabbing the crotch" or "sticking with the big bar".

Because I had just started learning, I fell down many times and both of my knees were bruised.

These were nothing for them as they were strong, but the sudden puncture of the tire just now made Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo very scared.

If Ran Xiaomei finds out about this, I'll have to make her eat stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork.

It will even be difficult to ride a bike in the future.

So, the two of them discussed it and decided to go find their brother first.

(End of this chapter)