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frustrated at times by the Government bureaucracy. Maybe we can
help.
Thank you very much.
The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Hopkins had a question.
Mr. HOPKINS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Gentlemen, I have always believed that frankness makes for long
friendships, and I think you have been frank here this morning
and I appreciate that. Dr. Jacob, you stated a crime is being com-
mitted. Who is committing that crime? Is it the FDA? Is it the drug
companies? Are the drug companies dragging their feet? Who are
the criminals that you are talking about?
Dr. JACOB. I think that probably the major criminals would be
the people in the FDA.
Mr. HOPKINS. Thank you very much.
The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Mica.
Mr. MICA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I hate to start out on a
note of calling representatives of our Government criminal. Each
of the doctors who testified, I understand, are proponents and
supporters of DMSO, is that correct? Do any of you have any ties
or any involvement in any company or any background that would
lead you to be involved in this other than your medical profession?
Who makes DMSO?
Dr. JACOB. Crown Zellerback Corp.
Mr. MICA. They are a paper company. Are they located or in-
volved in any of your clinics or research?
Dr. JACOB. No, they are not.
Mr. MICA. You indicated, as I say, that all of you are supporters
of this drug, although, Dr. Scherbel, you indicated that you dis-
agreed to a certain extent with Dr. Jacob's comments with regard
to whether or not fingers had to be amputated.
Dr. SCHERBEL. Severity is not this bad in all cases.
Mr. MICA. Do any of you disagree with comments of the others
that have been made here today? For instance, Dr. Jacob, you said,
and I am not quite sure of the quote, but maybe you can restate it,
this has the widest range of efficacy in the history of medicine.
Dr. JACOB. I said it has the widest range of primary pharmaco-
logical actions ever documented for a single chemical in all medical
history.
Mr. MICA. You also indicated that the use of this medication
could cause the reversal of what would later turn out to be irre-
versible conditions?
Dr. JACOB. That is what I said, yes.
Mr. MICA. And there is no disagreement on that?
Dr. SCHERBEL. I didn't hear your question or your comment?
Dr. JACOB. I said it could cause a reversal of what could be an
ordinarily irreversible condition and that is the central nervous
system.
Mr. MICA. There is no disagreement? How many countries? I
understand Spain was very heavy into utilizing DMSO and they
withdrew it from the market. How many countries are using it, do
we know?
Dr. JACOB. United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Ger-
many, Austria, Russia, and parts of South and Latin American.
