I think home made reactors is a terrible idea. As a few comments have already pointed out, many things could go wrong in a synthesis—the fact that are trusting users to make a reactor to begin with is already an awful idea.
In addition, chemists are not just trained to “make stuff”—the average person isn’t trained to handle toxic chemicals. Even if a person is aware of how to handle chemicals properly, accidents really do happen.
A good example is that bromoethane is listed as a starting material for Daraprim on this website—Google for the MSDS for this chemical and you will know what I mean.
Then there are the clean up and analyses after you have made something. No, it’s not as simple as checking melting points.
I appreciate that people try to take it into the hands to fight what I personally consider to be unfair, but I think this is not how it’s done and it’s a terrible idea.
from what I gather this information is for people who can rationally establish their own risk/rewards envelope, invoking an ethical argument. the target audience would be the person disciplined in concepts (from the top of my head) Informed consent, Precautionary Principle, the Hippocratic Oath, the scientific method, and very good at challenging cognitive fallacies, fact based scientific evidence, etc. An argument could be made that if an individual, for whatever circumstances beyond their control, is unable to get the medicine they need, and if they are capable of understanding some key concepts, they should have the right to do this (if they have the means to do it).
In addition, chemists are not just trained to “make stuff”—the average person isn’t trained to handle toxic chemicals. Even if a person is aware of how to handle chemicals properly, accidents really do happen.
A good example is that bromoethane is listed as a starting material for Daraprim on this website—Google for the MSDS for this chemical and you will know what I mean.
Then there are the clean up and analyses after you have made something. No, it’s not as simple as checking melting points.
I appreciate that people try to take it into the hands to fight what I personally consider to be unfair, but I think this is not how it’s done and it’s a terrible idea.