Ahhh. this thread was never about sailing!

There are drugs called "orphans" that are for very small populations of patients (like patients with odd fevers) and the company gets tax breaks for producing them as a way to compensate them. I don't think any company puposely goes out and finds a drug that will only help a small number of people but they may accidentally and the tax break may help them decide to produce it for that small number. I think there is a drug that treats ethylene glycol/methanol poisoning falls into that "orphan" class. Regular vodka works as an antidote too but it is hard to control the alcohol level in patients <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />