‘A lot to figure out’: ALS patients weigh in as they travel to Canada to get drug for deadly disease

Canada approved Amylix Pharmaceuticals Last week Inc.’s new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Now some US patients with the deadly neurodegenerative disorder — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — are considering moving north to take the drug Albrioza. Medicine Not approved in US

William Woods, a 75-year-old retired doctor in Atlanta who was diagnosed with ALS in 2019, is contacting doctors in Canada who can help him get over Albrioza. “There’s a lot to understand, but I’m sure I’ll find someone I can go to see,” he said.