Chapter 1307
The Miracle Drug Ibuprofen: Li Aiguo Creates Safe and Reliable Medicine for the Flowers
Waaaaah! I'm eating like crazy, eating like crazy, eating like crazy!
The train arrived at the station, billowing black smoke.
Inside the driver's cab, Cao Wenzhi, the chief driver of locomotive No. 131, let out a long sigh of relief, supporting himself on the control panel with both hands, and tried to stand up with difficulty.
But a sudden, piercing pain shot through his waist, causing his legs to buckle and him to slump back heavily into the steel chair.
"Old Cao, is your back hurting again?" The co-driver, seeing this, quickly came over.
"Yes, it's an old problem. Last time I asked someone to get me a folk remedy, and I drank Chinese medicine for a few days, but it didn't seem to help much."
Cao Wenzhi grinned, one hand on his lower back, gritted his teeth and barely managed to stand up, shaking his head with a wry smile.
"It's alright, everyone hurry up and get off the bus to eat. We still have a long-distance driving mission tonight, so we need to take a nap."
The co-driver sighed, knowing full well what was going on.
Recently, the transport tasks at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot have almost doubled.
The workshop under the studio set up by Comrade Li Aiguo produces various advanced equipment and products.
Most of them are transported to all parts of the country via these trains.
At the same time, they were also responsible for transporting massive amounts of raw materials from various factories back to the capital.
These train drivers have been working non-stop lately, with the trains running non-stop even when they're resting.
But there's no other way; national development requires it, and if there's work to be done, then so be it.
And everyone was working with great enthusiasm.
My body, especially my back, is really struggling to keep up.
"Sigh, if only there were a miracle drug that could cure your back pain," the co-driver sighed as he packed up his iron-waisted lunchbox.
"There's no such thing as a miracle drug! I've already been to a major hospital for a checkup."
The doctor said it was severe lumbar muscle strain, meaning that the muscles and ligaments had been damaged by years of overuse.
The doctor said the only solution was to get plenty of rest.
But...only those useless to society get to rest! We don't have time to rest these days!
"What about painkillers? Should we go to the hospital and get some painkillers?"
"Don't even mention it, that stuff has terrible side effects!"
After eating it, I felt lightheaded, nauseous, and my mind was foggy.
"If we train drivers aren't thinking clearly, it could lead to a major accident!"
Cao Wenzhi waved his hands repeatedly.
The co-driver was well aware that the strong painkillers prescribed in hospitals, such as morphine and pethidine, were highly addictive.
Who would dare to use it unless it's absolutely necessary and they're in so much pain they're rolling on the floor?
Just then, the dispatcher on the platform jogged over and handed over a new dispatch sheet.
Cao Wen came over and saw that it was another long journey. He subconsciously touched his lower back and felt that the pain there seemed to have intensified.
However, he still mustered his spirits and jumped off the train.
Cao Wenzhi had just stood still on the platform when he heard a familiar voice.
"Master, you just got back?" At this moment, Li Aiguo came over with the staff of the pharmaceutical institute.
Upon seeing Li Aiguo, Cao Wenzhi laughed and said, "What brings you to the locomotive depot?"
By the way, I heard about what Director Yang of the steel rolling mill did. It was really disgusting!
"If someone like that could become the factory director, then the leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building must have been blind..."
"Master, this matter has been resolved, so you don't need to worry about it anymore."
Li Aiguo knew all too well his master's old habit as a train driver, and quickly interrupted him with a smile.
"I've come to see you today because I have important business to discuss. Here's a bottle of medicine; please take it."
As he spoke, Li Aiguo took out a small white plastic bottle from his pocket and handed it over.
Cao Wen came over directly and looked at the label on the bottle: "Ibuprofen extended-release tablets? What is ibuprofen?"
"This is a newly developed painkiller that is not addictive," Li Aiguo explained, then took a piece of paper from the officer next to him and handed it to Cao Wenzhi.
"Master, this is the informed consent form for the drug trial. This drug is currently in the clinical trial stage, and you need to sign this first."
"Drug testing?"
Cao Wenzhi was stunned for a moment, then without even glancing at the densely written information form, he took out a pen from his shirt pocket and quickly signed his name at the bottom.
"Hey, Master Cao, aren't you going to take a closer look? Aren't you worried..." The clerk from the pharmaceutical factory next to him was startled when he saw this and quickly reminded him.
"What are you worried about? This medicine was made by my apprentice! Don't I trust my apprentice?"
Besides, as long as this medicine can relieve pain and isn't addictive, even if there are some side effects, like diarrhea for a few days, what's the big deal?
After saying that, Cao Wenzhi unscrewed the cap of the plastic bottle and poured out two white pills.
"Master, take two pills each time, once a day," Li Aiguo quickly instructed.
Cao Wenzhi nodded, and without even looking for water, he tilted his head back and swallowed the two pills dry.
"Master, this medicine will take effect in about thirty minutes."
I need to find some other craftsmen, so I'll be going now!
"Go on, go on, get on with your work!" Cao Wenzhi waved his hand.
That's right, Li Aiguo's main task today is to advance the Phase III clinical trial of ibuprofen.
Who is more suitable to conduct clinical trials of painkillers than these train drivers who sit in the cab all year round, suffering from lumbar muscle strain and various joint pains?
Cao Wenzhi didn't actually have high hopes for this "ibuprofen".
After all, his back pain is a chronic ailment, so what good can two small white pills do?
After hastily grabbing a few bites of food at the canteen, Cao Wenzhi rushed up to the driver's building to prepare for his driving duties that evening.
He had barely sat down when the co-driver, who was checking the instruments, suddenly turned around and looked at him with surprise.
"Old Cao, when you sat down just now... why didn't you grimac? Is your back pain gone?"
"what?!"
Cao Wenzhi was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was happening.
He tentatively twisted his waist, but there was no stinging pain!
He stood up again and moved his body around a lot.
"Hey! That's strange! It really doesn't hurt anymore! I don't feel any pain at all!" Cao Wenzhi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
To verify this, he even jumped down from the driver's building and did more than a dozen standard push-ups on the platform!
"This medicine is amazing!"
What shocked Cao Wenzhi even more was yet to come.
This ibuprofen has a particularly long-lasting effect!
Because Li Aiguo used advanced sustained-release tablet technology, the drug was slowly released in the body, and the pain relief effect lasted for more than 8 hours!
Just two tablets a day are enough to sustain you through a full day of intense work!
"Old Cao, your apprentice has invented something amazing again!" The co-driver gave a thumbs up.
The same scene unfolded in various corners of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot on this day.
Train drivers and maintenance workers who have been suffering from various pains for years all experienced a long-lost sense of ease after taking ibuprofen.
Soon, the reputation of ibuprofen as a "miracle drug" spread like wildfire within the railway system.
Not only the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, but even the neighboring Baoding Locomotive Depot and Jincheng Locomotive Depot heard the news.
Early in the morning, Li Aiguo was summoned to Section Chief Xing's office as soon as he arrived at work.
"Patriot! You've finally arrived!"
I heard you invented that miracle painkiller called ibuprofen? Do you still have any?
From yesterday afternoon to this morning, my office phone has been ringing off the hook!
I received over a dozen calls, all from the foremen of various maintenance depots, all asking for your miracle painkiller!
Li Aiguo gave a wry smile: "Section Chief Xing, we do have the drug, but the pharmaceutical institute's current plan only requires three hundred people to participate in clinical trials. After all, the drug is still in the experimental stage..."
“This is easy to handle. We can just expand the scale of the trial. I’ll call the pharmaceutical institute right now.”
Section Chief Xing picked up the phone and made a call.
In this way, the scale of clinical trials expanded fivefold.
In the end, a total of 1,500 railway workers underwent clinical trials of ibuprofen.
Li Aiguo, of course, welcomed this wholeheartedly.
The larger the sample size, the more detailed the clinical data, which is more beneficial for subsequent approval and promotion.
We immediately notified the colleagues at the pharmaceutical institute to work overtime and quickly send over another large batch of ibuprofen.
the other side.
The children's fever experimental group, led by Wang Chenglai, has also made groundbreaking progress in the pediatric wards of several cooperating hospitals.
It has a remarkable antipyretic effect with minimal side effects, and is highly praised by doctors and children's families.
Time flies.
Inside the director's office at the pharmaceutical research institute.
Two clinical trial reports were neatly arranged on the desk.
Director Liu of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute opened the report and was completely stunned.
"Where are Comrade Aiguo and Comrade Wang Chenglai? Immediately notify them to come with me to the Ministry of Health!"
Li Aiguo was in Wang Chenglai's laboratory, thinking about whether they should manufacture some capsules.
Capsule ibuprofen works faster than sustained-release tablets, and is more potent, reducing fever and relieving pain quickly.
However, there were no pharmaceutical factories in China that specialized in producing capsules at that time. Li Aiguo remembered that there was a family-run capsule factory in Zhejiang that could produce these things.
What was that person's last name again?
Just as he was pondering this, the pharmaceutical research institute's staff member walked in.
"Consultant Li, Professor Wang, the director is looking for you. The clinical trial report is out."
"We'll be there soon."
When Li Aiguo and Wang Cheng arrived at the pharmaceutical institute's leadership office, the director was already flushed with excitement.
"Old Wang, can you guarantee this report is without problems?" The director handed the report to Wang Chenglai.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Wang Cheng, but rather that the side effects of ibuprofen were simply too mild!
It was so mild that even this veteran pharmaceutical expert couldn't believe his eyes.
In a large-scale clinical trial involving 3,000 people, only two people experienced mild skin itching.
One person had an external injury, so the wound healed a little slower, but this is not considered a serious side effect in medicine.
The most common side effect reported was bloating, which was reported by about ten people.
Bloating? In this era of food and clothing shortages, bloating is not a big deal at all. It will naturally get better after a couple of meals of fasting. Who would treat it as an illness?
Before liberation, Director Zhang had studied pharmacy at a top medical school abroad and had seen countless kinds of drugs.
But I have never seen a fever reducer and pain reliever with such few side effects and such remarkable efficacy!
In particular, the clinical trial process developed by Li Aiguo, although limited by domestic conditions, is slightly simpler than the phase III trials abroad.
However, it is by no means inferior in terms of rigor and scientific rigor, and is even more detailed in some data tracking.
Because the data was so perfect, Director Zhang couldn't help but suspect that his subordinates had manipulated the data to curry favor with their superiors.
"Director, this report is absolutely fine. Look, it has the patients' signatures, the experiment conducted in the hospital, and the signatures of the doctors and nurses."
Seeing Wang Cheng's angry and glaring appearance.
Director Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face beaming with even more excitement.
"Come on, you all come with me to the Ministry of Health! This ibuprofen must be rolled out nationwide immediately!"
Wang Chenglai smiled without saying a word. The director probably wanted to report in order to make up for the mistake he made recently.
But that's normal; when you achieve good results, you should always report them promptly.
Li Aiguo returned to the laboratory to prepare materials, and then went to the Ministry of Health with the director and Wang Chenglai.
In those days, health work was of great importance to the country, and the Ministry of Health was one of the largest ministries, with its offices located in Dongdan Third Street.
When they arrived at the Ministry of Health, it was already 10:00 AM. The director led the two of them around and finally arrived at an office.
Because a phone call had been made in advance, the secretary led the group to the top leader's office as soon as they entered.
The senior leader, who was about fifty years old, smiled and invited the three of them to sit down.
He also came out from behind his desk and sat down on a sofa.
"Old Liu, you said you had good news on the phone. Is it that ibuprofen has passed clinical trials? If it doesn't work well, I'll have to deal with you."
The top leader has already learned from his subordinates that ibuprofen has begun production and is undergoing clinical trials.
He was very familiar with Director Liu, he joked.
Director Zhang handed over the clinical trial report materials for ibuprofen with a smile.
"Boss, please take a look at this first. If you don't like it, you can come to me."
The senior leader took the document and, seeing that it contained information about ibuprofen, said while flipping through it, "I have already been informed of what happened at your pharmaceutical plant a few days ago. The disciplinary actions taken by the ministry have gone too far."
As he spoke, the senior leader looked at Li Aiguo and said, "Comrade Aiguo, you've been wronged."
"I'm not aggrieved." Li Aiguo tried to stand up, but the senior leader waved his hand gently: "Sit down, sit down! You're the one who developed this drug, tell me about it."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang, who was standing nearby, was secretly startled.
The way the top leader treats Li Aiguo is just too much!
But thinking about it, I can understand. That incident not only alarmed the Ministry of Health, but also the Ministry of Railways' leader, Teng, had to step in.
The name Li Aiguo is on the radar; the top leaders must have taken it to heart.
Li Aiguo didn't hesitate. He cleared his throat and reported on the efficacy of ibuprofen and the results of clinical trials.
The top leader happened to turn to the page about side effects and exclaimed in shock, "Almost no side effects? Say that again!"
Li Aiguo said with certainty, "Leader, based on the results of the current clinical trials involving 3,000 people, that is indeed the case."
Li Aiguo had absolute confidence in this. In later generations, after decades of widespread use and countless rigorous tests around the world, ibuprofen has been proven to be one of the safest over-the-counter antipyretic and analgesic drugs, with no particularly significant side effects found.
The senior leader knew they wouldn't dare joke about something like this, but he still couldn't help looking at Director Zhang and asking, "Really?"
Director Zhang nodded: "Yes, sir, I personally oversaw the clinical trial process."
Moreover, I believe that the clinical trials conducted by Comrade Li Aiguo are more effective than those from abroad.
"Okay, okay!"
As the top leader reviewed the report, he muttered to himself, "The side effects are almost nonexistent."
Suddenly, as if remembering something extremely important, the senior leader looked up sharply at Li Aiguo: "Then... can children use it?"
"It can be used by infants and children over 6 months old, but it requires a doctor's guidance." Li Aiguo nodded, this stuff is even safer than aspirin.
"Six months is enough."
The leader suddenly remembered something, picked up the phone, and made a call.
"Xiao Liu! Is Old Tang from the Maternal and Child Health Department still lingering in the Pharmaceutical Administration Division? If so, invite him over immediately! Oh, and invite Director Qin from the Pharmaceutical Administration Division as well, quick!"
After hanging up the phone, the leader excitedly and carefully reviewed the report.
Meanwhile, in the office of Director Qin of the Department of Pharmaceutical Administration of the Ministry of Health.
Director Tang of the Department of Maternal and Child Health was sitting on the sofa, muttering complaints under her breath.
The reason is simply to request the Drug Administration to find a way to import a batch of aspirin from abroad as soon as possible.
"Old Tang, you're worried, but I'm even more worried than you. There are too many impurities in the domestically produced medicines now, so they can't be used as children's medicines."
But now the pharmaceutical factory owned by Big Brother has refused to cut off our supply.
We can't rely on Xiao Mei's family or Xiao Ou's family; the only channel is from Hong Kong, but that will take some time.
"Time! Time! Time is what we don't have right now. All the major hospitals are still using Analgin for children, and you know the side effects of that drug."
Although Director Tang knew the difficulties faced by the Drug Administration Department, he couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the adverse reaction reports submitted from below.
However, the pharmaceutical administration department cannot conjure drugs out of thin air.
Major domestic manufacturers such as Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory and Jinling Pharmaceutical Factory are working day and night to tackle technical challenges in order to improve the purity of aspirin, but this will take time.
Director Tang was aware of the situation, and just as he was about to stand up and leave with a dejected expression, his secretary came in from outside.
"Director Tang, please wait, please wait."
Director Tang recognized the woman as the high-ranking leader's secretary and asked, "Is the leader looking for me?"
The secretary, panting, said, "The boss asked me to invite you to go somewhere, and also, Director Qin, please come over."
Director Tang was somewhat confused.
Lately, he's been going to the Ministry of Health every day to get medicine for children, to the point that he's become incredibly annoyed.
Why would the top leader specifically ask me to do something at this time?
And they even invited Director Qin from the Pharmaceutical Administration Department along?
Am I going to get criticized?
However, since the big boss called me in such a hurry, there must be something important.
Director Tang and Section Chief Qin didn't dare to delay and quickly followed the secretary to the big boss's office.
Upon entering the office, Director Tang was stunned.
There were several people sitting in the room. Apart from the big leader, he only recognized Director Zhang of the Pharmaceutical Institute. The other two faces, one old and one young, were completely unfamiliar to him.
The senior leader stood up with a smile and introduced Li Aiguo and Wang Cheng to Director Tang and Section Chief Qin.
After he was seated, the senior leader took out a document and handed it to him.
"Old Tang, I've finally lived up to your expectations."
You've finally gotten what you've been asking me for every day!
Director Tang was stunned.
You guys are working way too fast!
They were just saying it would take a while for things to get done in the port city, but they got it done in no time.
I didn't care about anything else at the moment, and just opened the report to read it.
When he saw the page on "side effects," he could hardly believe his eyes.
No, we shouldn't get excited. The side effects are minimal, perhaps because the experimental procedure was incorrect.
Many medications are like this: you think they're fine, but after using them for a while, they cause a lot of problems.
Suppressing his excitement, Director Tang continued reading, and this time, like the senior leader, he was moved to tears.
Isn't this a safe medication that can be given to children?
The Ministry of Health is temporarily named the Ministry of Excitement today.
It took Director Tang a while to calm down and come to his senses.
"Boss, does this ibuprofen really exist? You're not just giving it to me to comfort me, are you?"
The big boss laughed and said, "Haha, Lao Tang, you're just worried and making a mistake!"
Do you think I'd joke about something as serious as this, where lives are at stake?
Worried? Alright, let's go! Comrade Patriot, Director Zhang, let's go to the pharmaceutical institute now. Seeing is believing, and it will put Director Tang's mind at ease!"
Director Zhang and Wang Cheng exchanged a glance, a hint of wild joy flashing in their eyes.
For new drugs to be widely promoted, especially for children, they must pass the strict review of the Department of Maternal and Child Health.
Now that the top leader is personally leading the inspection team, it's like giving the green light right to their doorstep.
"No problem! Leader, Director Tang, Section Chief Qin, let's go right now to the pharmaceutical institute!" Director Zhang immediately agreed loudly.
This time, Li Aiguo drove a large SUV, and the top leader also arranged a special car. The two cars sped towards the pharmaceutical institute.
By the time the group arrived at the pharmaceutical institute, it was already lunchtime.
But no one was in a hurry to eat. Led by the top leader, they went straight to the pharmaceutical workshop.
Inside the pharmaceutical workshop, a bustling scene unfolded.
The equipment that Li Aiguo modified and transported from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot has been fully installed and debugged, and is currently in the trial production stage.
The researchers in those labs acted as pharmaceutical workers, wearing hats and masks, busily working in front of the machines.
The researchers were used to seeing leaders visiting through the glass and remained highly motivated.
The top leader and Director Tang kept their eyes glued to the entire production process.
He asked a few questions from time to time, and Li Aiguo and Wang Chenglai answered them one by one.
As the questions became more detailed, touching on the mechanism of action of ibuprofen, by the time they finished asking, they could no longer hide their smiles.
The top leader set the tone first: "Comrades who love their country, good! Excellent! You have made a tremendous contribution this time!"
Ibuprofen is not only a highly effective pain reliever, but also a safe antipyretic, and it is very useful in clinical practice!
"Old Tang, you can finally rest assured now, right?"
Director Tang was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and two streams of tears flowed down his cheeks.
He took off his glasses and wiped them haphazardly with his sleeve.
"Dear leaders, please excuse my predicament. But... I really have no other choice!"
As you all know, there is a shortage of medicines in China, especially fever reducers for children!
If an adult has a fever, they can usually tough it out, or they can use some aminopyrine or homemade aspirin to manage it.
But what about the children? How can they withstand the side effects of those medications?
Director Tang took a deep breath and continued, "We also know that those drugs have side effects."
But there's no other way; if we don't give the child medicine, the fever might get worse!
We want to buy safe children's medicine from abroad, but they're refusing to sell it to us!
Now that's great, we've made our own ibuprofen, which is much safer than aspirin from abroad!
Our children finally have a life-saving medicine available!
At this moment, the heavy stone that had been weighing on Director Tang's heart for many years was finally removed.
The senior leader also spoke up: "Yes, children are the flowers of our motherland, the hope for our future. But flowers can also get sick, and without safe and effective medicine to protect them, they will wither."
As he spoke, the senior leader looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Li Aiguo, on behalf of countless patients across the country, thank you! On behalf of all the sick children, thank you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted in the corridor.
After the applause subsided slightly, the senior leader turned his attention to another issue: "Old Zhang, you just reported on the current trial production output. However, with the current scale of your pharmaceutical institute, I'm afraid it's far from enough to meet the needs of the whole country, isn't it?"
"We are manufacturing new equipment and will be opening several more production lines," Director Zhang quickly said.
Just kidding, because he was in the pharmaceutical industry, neither his maternal grandmother nor his maternal uncle cared for him.
Now that we've finally managed to get ibuprofen, we can't let go.
The senior leader nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "At this stage, it's fine to entrust the production solely to your pharmaceutical institute, as this will facilitate quality control and confidentiality. However, I suggest that Comrade Aiguo personally oversee the expansion of production capacity and technological upgrades; that would be more prudent."
"Don't worry, boss, we will absolutely cooperate fully with Consultant Li's work!" Director Zhang replied without hesitation.
Seeing the high-ranking leader's trust and attention towards Li Aiguo, the leaders and researchers were somewhat envious, but no one was jealous.
Who told them to develop first aid techniques and ibuprofen first!
Li Aiguo naturally had no objection to the arrangement that the pharmaceutical institute would be the sole producer of ibuprofen.
In the future, ibuprofen will not only meet domestic demand, but also be promoted in the international market to earn foreign exchange.
Moreover, in addition to the current tablets, we will also need to develop and manufacture various dosage forms such as capsules and suspensions in the future, all of which require a professional pharmaceutical manufacturing base to support them.
Moreover, there are also a whole host of formulas for miraculous drugs from later generations, such as cephalosporins and Viagra.
Transforming the pharmaceutical research institute into a pharmaceutical manufacturing base is definitely a smart move.
"Comrade Aiguo, do you have any specific requirements regarding the upcoming production? Please feel free to make them," the senior leader asked Li Aiguo kindly.
Li Aiguo thought for a moment and said, "Sir, there aren't any major problems elsewhere. It's just that the pharmaceutical research institute is currently severely lacking in funds for expansion and skilled technicians. As you know, without these two things, it's impossible to make any progress in a short period of time if we want to significantly increase production capacity."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang was slightly taken aback; it was clear that the credit was to be shared.
But upon closer reflection, it became clear that this piece of meat was simply too big for the pharmaceutical company to handle.
No wonder all the ministries are willing to fully cooperate with Li Aiguo no matter what he does.
Look at their magnanimity and their mastery of interpersonal relationships; they're simply superb!
The top leader naturally understood and nodded: "Yes, don't worry about personnel and funding. In any case, we must first meet the pharmaceutical institute's requirements. Let's all work together to create safe and reliable medicines for the future of our nation!"
Everyone applauded enthusiastically again.
Director Zhang and Director Tang were especially enthusiastic.
With the great news, the leader's enthusiasm remained high. Looking at the time, it was almost one o'clock. He said to Director Liu, "Today is a great day. Everyone hasn't eaten yet, has he? Lao Liu, you arrange for us to take advantage of your pharmaceutical institute and treat us to a meal. Consider it a celebration."
After he said that, many people's stomachs started growling.
Since it's a celebration, it can't be just one department of the Ministry of Health.
Deputy Director Chen of the Ministry of Railways, Section Chief Xing of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and several other key leaders were also invited.
Although we are not in the same department, we are all united by the same goal and have a very harmonious relationship.
Despite being called a victory celebration banquet, the food was actually quite simple: stir-fried cabbage with pork, braised potatoes, and a bottle of beer for each person.
Everyone was happy during the meal and drinks, after all, a big problem had been solved.
Director Qin of the Drug Certification Department and Li Aiguo talked a lot. After all, they both came from technical backgrounds, and Director Qin had a better impression of Li Aiguo, a technician who could develop new drugs.
Li Aiguo was also interested in domestic medicines. He knew before that there was a shortage of medicines, but he certainly didn't know as much as Director Qin did. However, he knew far more about what good medicines would be available in the future than Director Qin did.
Therefore, the two had a very lively conversation.
"Aiguo, if you ever develop any new drugs in the future, you can contact our Drug Administration Department directly. We can help you prepare the materials. As you know, those materials are subject to certain standards and are quite complicated." Director Qin was only being polite when he said this.
After all, it's already quite remarkable that some pharmaceutical companies can spend decades developing a new drug.
No matter how capable Li Aiguo is, he is still just one person.
Li Aiguo chimed in, "Brother Qin, you said it yourself! Don't find me annoying later!"
"Haha! How could that be? If your brother can come up with another new drug, I, Qin, would be happy to write reports for you every day!" Director Qin laughed heartily and readily agreed.
One day in the future, Director Qin recalled those words, rubbed his bald head in frustration, and continued to write the application materials at his desk.
Of course, this is a story.
The room was filled with laughter and toasts as everyone continued to chat and laugh, eventually parting in high spirits.
In the afternoon, when the top leader of the Ministry of Health was about to leave by car, Vice Leader Chen of the Ministry of Railways and others saw him off to the car.
Standing by the car, the senior leader said to the other leaders, "Old Chen, this Li Aiguo is a once-in-a-century all-rounder! Go back and tell Old Teng that if the Ministry of Railways ever doesn't need him anymore, be sure to notify me immediately! The doors of our Ministry of Health are always open for him!"
Upon hearing this, several leaders from the Ministry of Railways exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions somewhat strange.
Should we not pass this message on, or should we not pass it on?
In fact, they knew in their hearts that the high-ranking leader of the Ministry of Health was just joking and indulging in some verbal sparring.
Li Aiguo is now a treasure of the Ministry of Railways, who would dare to steal him?
The high-ranking leader probably said this because he remembered the old grudge that Lao Teng and his group of student soldiers had snatched the mission from him back then, and he was just trying to annoy Lao Teng.
"Haha."
Seeing the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the Ministry of Railways officials, the high-ranking leader laughed twice, got into his car, and drove away.
With the cooperation of Director Tang from the Department of Pharmaceutical Administration and the Department of Maternal and Child Health of the Ministry of Health.
Ibuprofen quickly passed the review, obtained production and sales licenses, and was designated as a children's antipyretic.
Boxes of ibuprofen were transported from the pharmaceutical plant and soon appeared in hospitals across the country.
The next day was Sunday. Li Aiguo originally did not plan to go to work, but considering that the overseas sales of ibuprofen also needed to be carried out, he still came to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot workshop early in the morning.
I had just sat down when I received a call from Yang Jizong.
"Aiguo, the patents related to ibuprofen have been registered. When can the drugs be shipped to the port city?"
Li Aiguo glanced at the materials and smiled, "A week later."
"I'm waiting!" Yang Jizong's excitement also flared up.
If Li Aiguo's ibuprofen is even half as effective as he described on the phone, Hextech will definitely make a killing this time.
(End of this chapter)