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An 11-month-old Venezuelan boy awaiting a liver transplant received a one-year supply of medicine his father struggled to find due to shortages of pharmaceuticals and protests in the South American nation. <\/p>\n
New York-based Retrophin Inc. (RTRX) sent the supplies of ursodeoxycholic acid after executives read how the boys father, Joel Correa, had to take eight-hour trips to the Colombian border to buy the medicine. The drug keeps his toddlers liver working until a transplant can be carried out. <\/p>\n
The biopharmaceutical company learned of the boys plight from a Bloomberg News article on Feb. 14. Delivery of the medicine was delayed by a week as protests in Venezuela over shortages of goods, including medicine, disrupted transport. <\/p>\n
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This has been a blessing to us, Correa, a 26-year-old tool salesman, said in a phone interview from San Cristobal. A whole family and many hearts are grateful for the help with the treatment, Correa wrote separately in an e-mail to Retrophin executives. <\/p>\n
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