Petition Get idebenone on prescription for patients with LHON

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss. People with LHON decide to take idebenone to possibly help restore their vision but it costs some over £150 a month with no guarantee that it is the actual drug because of ordering tablets off the Internet to get it.

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268 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 268 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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