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Good monitoring requires sufficient resources. Courts must have funds available for staff, investigations, volunteer management, computers, software, training and materials. Financing for guardianship monitoring, however, must compete with other court needs, as well as other county and state needs, in increasingly overstrained budgets. Jurisdictions may seek multiple funding sources to finance monitoring including state appropriations, local monies, the estate of the incapacitated person, filing fees, and grants for special projects. Federal leadership and funding to encourage replication of effective monitoring techniques and pioneer new uses of technology for instance through the State Justice Institute or the National Institute of Justice, or through provisions in a reintroduced Elder Justice Act could enhance guardian accountability. 2. Improve Coordination of SSA Representative Payment Program with State Court Guardianship Programs. Closely related to state court guardianship systems is the much larger Social Security Representative Payment Program and other similar federal payee programs including the Department of Veterans Affairs fiduciary program. The 2004 GAO study notes that state courts and federal representative payment programs serve overlapping populations but coordinate little in oversight efforts, and that information collected by state courts is generally not systematically shared with federal agencies and vice versa. Very little data is available on cases involving both guardians and representative payees. A 2001 ABA study on State Guardianship and Representative Payment funded by the State Justice Institute recommended "a better exchange of information, liaison, and continuing education opportunities between the state guardianship and SSA representative payment systems." The study identified specific practices that might aid both fiduciary systems to ensure better accountability and safeguard the rights and the funds of incapacitated persons and or federal beneficiaries concerning: 1 ; determining whether a guardian is necessary; 2 ; limiting the guardianship order; 3 ; determining the suitability of the proposed guardian; 4 ; monitoring, including providing the court with copies of the SSA payee report; and 5 ; exchanging appropriate information and conducting joint or cross training. The ABA Commission has produced a model judicial education curriculum unit on the representative payment system. In 2006, the ABA Commission assisted the AARP Public Policy Institute in planning for and conducting an AARP National Policy Council Consumer and Housing Committee Roundtable on Representative Payees and Guardianship, which generated preliminary specific. Article 39.3 provides that: "Members, when requiring, as a condition of approving the marketing of pharmaceutical or of agricultural chemical entities, the submission of undisclosed test or other data, the origination of which involves considerable effort, shall protect such data against unfair commercial use." Use of such data to support the regulatory filing of generic products certainly constitutes "unfair commercial use." Protection of registration data, through the data exclusivity that results from non-reliance on the data, is a governmental function. The authorities may not consider an application for a marketing authorization during the period of data protection. An application relying upon a third party's data may only be submitted after the period of data protection has expired. Parallel Imports & Counterfeits The Thai pharmaceutical market suffers a relatively high level of parallel imports and counterfeits from other parts of Asia, yet insufficient progress has been made to rectify the situation, despite the dangers that such imports pose to national health. There is recent evidence the Thai FDA is being more diligent in enforcing restrictions on parallel imports and counterfeits and has offered to work with industry on a guidebook on counterfeit drugs in an effort to prevent proliferation of the problem. The FDA alone, however, cannot end these practices without other government agencies and resources. Police enforcement of anti-counterfeiting laws has increased as well, though the police officials most responsible for this improvement are being targeted for transfer to other duties. PhRMA encourages the government of Thailand to continue and drastically increase its involvement in this important public safety issue. Market Access Barriers Restrictive Drug Lists The original list National List of Essential Drugs NLED ; has been in place for several years and was an adaptation of the WHO `essential drug list' designed as a minimal list of drugs that should be available to satisfy basic health care needs in developing countries ; . The WHO list maintains some 250 compounds. Thailand expanded its list to about 1, 400 compounds, but applied a restrictive pricing scheme to limit reimbursement. Because of the severe price restrictions, companies avoided applying for listing on the National List and sought listing on individual hospital formularies since there were no restrictions on having their products prescribed and reimbursed within the hospital system. The MoPH recently indicated that the NLED will now become a maximum list for government hospitals and that products with "provisional registration" subject to a. The gelatinization of starch granules is governed by moisture content and temperature 34 ; . In ample water environment, starch easily gelatinizes, typically in the temperature range of 60-100C. The full gelatinization of starch, before total transformation of nitrofurantoin anhydrate, could explain why the formulation with starch remained at the relative nitrofurantoin monohydrate amount of 0.2 until the end of drying. Diffusion mechanism would be interesting to study in future. Thus, it is important to know, how different excipients in the formulation could change and affect the bioavailability of the final dosage form.
DMD 11684 nitrofurantoin in both MDCK-Bcrp1 and MDCK-BCRP cells, resulting in efflux ratios close to unity. These results suggested that chrysin indeed effectively inhibited both Bcrp1 and BCRPmediated transport of nitrofurantoin in MDCK cells. Consistent with a previous report Merino et al., 2005 ; , in MDCK parental cells, nitrofurantoin was consistently transported somewhat more efficiently in the basolateral direction than in the apical direction, indicating the presence of low endogenous basolaterally directed transporter s ; . Further study is needed to identify this unknown endogenous transporter s ; . Similar to the results reported previously Merino et al., 2005 ; , the efflux ratio of nitrofurantoin in MDCK-Bcrp1 cells was higher than that in MDCKBCRP cell 13.9 versus 4.02 ; . As suggested in other studies, this is possibly due to an effectively lower expression level or reduced transport efficiency of human BCRP in the cell line used Merino et al., 2006 ; . Compared to the inhibitory effects of chrysin on murine Bcrp1, chrysin appeared to be a more efficient inhibitor of human BCRP. At the concentrations of 20 and 100 M, chrysin almost completely inhibited the activity of human BCRP, resulting in vectorial transport patterns similar to that of the MDCK parental cells. Teicoplanin were significantly effective on all but one of the 112 E.faecalis isolates tested. The single VRE strain, encountered in the urine of an elderly hospitalized male, was unaffected by the 30ug vancomycin disc and was also indifferent to teicoplanin. All the other isolates were sensitive to vancomycin, and "Intermediate" vancomycin resistance was also not seen. Nitrof7rantoin and fosfomycin inhibited 109 and 102 of the isolates respectively, followed in effectiveness by chloramphenicol and pipericillin-tazobactam. Ampicillin, meropenem and ciprofloxacin offered unsatisfactory inhibition zones. Dalbamycin, daptomycin, linezolid, pristinamycin, ramoplanin and quinopristin dalfopristin discs and Etest Epsilometers were not available in the local market for evaluation. MICs of the VRE isolate and related sensitivity profiles: Table-II illustrates the Etest MIC sensitivity profile of the single VRE strain encountered. It showed "low level" resistance to vancomycin 08ug ml ; and was resistant to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin and cotrimoxazole. It was also indifferent to teicoplanin MIC 32ug ml ; , a drug which was effective on all the other strains MICs 2ug ml ; . However, it was sensitive to chloramphenicol and nitrofurantoin in Etest MIC evaluation, and in addition also to the standard fosfomycin disc which gave an excellent zone of inhibition 20mm ; in the and imodium. 4th ed. Approved standard M7-A4. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, Pa. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 1999. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; ninth informational supplement, vol. 18, no. 1. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, Pa. Neu, H. C. 1976. Synergy of mecillinam, a beta-amidinopenicillanic acid derivative, combined with beta-lactam antibiotics. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 10: 535542. Spratt, B. G. 1977. The mechanism of action of mecillinam. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 3 Suppl. B ; : 1319. Zhanel, G. G., J. A. Karlowsky, B. Schwartz, S. B. Jensen, and D. J. Hoban. 1998. Mecillinam activity compared to ampicillin, trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin and nitrofurantoin against urinary tract isolates of Gram-negative bacilli. Chemotherapy 44: 391396. High-resolution CT HRCT ; scanning has changed the diagnostic evaluation of patients with IPF 72, 80, 81 ; . The technique of high-resolution CT allows detailed evaluation of the lung parenchyma by using 1- to 2-mm-thick slices, with a reconstruction algorithm that maximizes spatial resolution. HRCT allows earlier diagnosis of IPF, helps to narrow the differential diagnosis based on the CT pattern, and allows the identification of the extent of associated emphysema 72, 82, 83 ; . HRCT can also help to increase the level of diagnostic confidence for IPF, when the clinical or radiologic features are uncertain. Radiologic pattern in IPF. The HRCT pattern of IPF commonly shows patchy, predominantly peripheral, subpleural, bibasal reticular abnormalities. There may also be a variable amount of ground glass opacity that is usually limited in extent. In areas of more severe involvement there is often traction bronchiectasis and bronchiolectasis and or subpleural honeycombing. Accuracy of HRCT diagnosis. Studies that have evaluated the ability of CT scanning to accurately diagnose IPF have found that CT increases the level of diagnostic confidence compared with the chest radiograph. The accuracy of a confident diagnosis of UIP made on HRCT by a trained observer appears to be about 90% 7577, 84 ; . However, because a confident diagnosis of IPF is made by HRCT evaluation in only about two-thirds of patients with histologic UIP 85 ; , about one-third of cases of UIP will be missed by relying on CT diagnosis alone. Less experienced observers are substantially less accurate than experienced observers 75 ; . Differential diagnosis of the HRCT pattern. Connective tissue diseases particularly scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis ; 86, 87 ; and asbestosis 8891 ; are commonly similar in CT appearance to IPF, except for the presence of parenchymal bands of fibrosis and pleural plaques in patients with asbestosis. Patients with subacute or chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis can have similar reticular opacity or honeycombing, but often lack the bibasilar predominance seen in IPF 84 ; . IPF may also be mimicked on CT by sarcoidosis 92 ; or idiopathic BOOP 77 ; . Extensive ground glass opacity on CT of the lung 30% of lung is involved ; should prompt consideration of another diagnosis rather than IPF, particularly desquamative interstitial pneumonitis DIP ; 93 ; . Similar ground glass opacification, without basal or peripheral predominance, may be found in patients with respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease 94 ; , hypersensitivity pneumonitis 84, 95 ; , idiopathic BOOP 77 ; , or nonspecific interstitial pneumonia NSIP ; 96 ; . The presence of centrilobular nodules, middle and upper lobe lung predominance, and absence of honeycombing favor hypersensitivity pneumonitis over IPF 84 ; . Most importantly, the CT features must be interpreted in conjunction with a complete clinical evaluation. Role of HRCT in determining disease activity. HRCT has been proposed as a technique for determining the "activity" of IPF 97 ; . The CT finding of ground glass opacity also called and meclizine. Ecause incontinence is embarrassing, many patients suffer in silence. Social isolation, depression, and embarrassment all too often accompany the urinary symptoms. Urinary incontinence is treatable but the treatment depends on the type of incontinence present.

Nitrofurantoin what is The second option is to treat the patient see Treatment, below ; . Several factors make health care settings ideal for delivery of smoking cessation interventions. As stated above, at least 70% of smokers see a physician each year. As many as 70% of these smokers report a desire to quit and have made at least one serious quit attempt. Smokers also report that advice from a clinician is an important motivator to quit and antivert. Table 5. Comparison of results between this study and Hooten's study 7 with 3-day nitrofurantoin therapy in uncomplicated cystitis Study Caritas Medical Centre Hooten et al 1995 Response 76% 58 76 ; 61% 22 36 ; Adverse effect 48% 37 77 ; 43% 18 42. Chamber for a longer time increases the transepithelial resistance. Under these conditions, the active portion of the flux was about double the passive flux data not shown ; . The location of the active transporter is not clear from the present experiments. A basal location pump B in fig. 7 ; is the most parsimonious explanation for the effects of basal inhibitors and would suggest an analogy to the renal organic anion transporter Pritchard and Miller, 1992 ; . However, an active transporter in the apical membrane that pumps nitrofurantoin out of the cell is also a possibility pump A in fig. 7 ; . One might expect inhibition of an apical pump with nonlabeled nitrofurantoin to increase the apical-to-basal flux rate; a slight increase was observed in the diffusion chamber table 2 ; . This is the first report of active transport of a pharmaceutical agent across a model mammary epithelium in vitro, although a number of compounds have been found at high milk-to-plasma ratios in vivo see Kari et al., 1997 for review ; . The largest apical-to-basal ratios we have been able to achieve in the in vitro system are about 3 at steady state, rather than the 23 observed in in vivo experiments in the rat. There are a number of possible explanations for this observation. The most likely is that the number of transporters per cell in the rat mammary epithelium is greater than the number in CIT3 cells, which increases the ratio of active to passive flux in vivo. Another difference between the in vivo transport results and the in vitro effects of inhibitors is that neither furazolidone nor furaltadone establishes large gradients across the rat mammary epithelium, although they are effective inhibitors of nitrofurantoin transport in vitro. A high milk-to-plasma ratio requires a high ratio of active transport to passive transport at the drug concentrations found in plasma. Possibly these analogs have a higher passive flux rate than nitrofurantoin, such that the gradient is dissipated. This seems quite likely for the nonpolar molecule furazolidone. On the other hand, the affinity of the compound for the transporter may also be lower so that active transfer is lower at concentrations achievable in plasma. The lack of effect of pH on the specific component of nitrofurantoin flux was at first somewhat surprising, because we expected the putative nitrofurantoin transporter to recognize the anionic character of this molecule. However, Ullrich and Rumrich 1992 ; have recently shown that the charge on organic anions does not alter recognition by the renal organic anion transporter. In agreement with this concept, we found Kari et al., 1997 ; that both a neutral analog of nitrofurantoin furazolidone ; and a basic analog furaltadone ; inhibited [14C]-nitrofurantoin transport to nearly the same extent as nonlabeled nitrofurantoin. We conclude that, like the renal organic anion transporter, the specificity of the mammary nitrofurantoin transporter does not reside in the anionic charge on the molecule. Inhibitor experiments to be published elsewhere suggest that, like the renal organic anion transporter Ullrich and Rumrich, 1992; Ullrich and Rumrich, 1988 ; the nitrofurantoin transporter interacts with a large variety of therapeutic agents. However, additional experiments are necessary to determine to what extent the biology of the nitrofurantoin transporter is, in fact, similar to that of the renal organic anion transporter Pritchard and Miller 1992 ; , and molecular cloning Wolff et al., 1992 ; will be necessary to determine whether nitrofurantoin transport is and colace.

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Of all available nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, this drug produces the most CNS adverse effects. Narcotic analgesic that causes more CNS adverse effects, including confusion and hallucinations, more commonly than other narcotic drugs. Additionally, it is a mixed agonist and antagonist. One of the least effective antiemetic drugs, yet it can cause extrapyramidal adverse effects. Most muscle relaxants and antispasmodic drugs are poorly tolerated by elderly patients, since these cause anticholinergic adverse effects, sedation, and weakness. Additionally, their effectiveness at doses tolerated by elderly patients is questionable. This benzodiazepine hypnotic has an extremely long half-life in elderly patients often days ; , producing prolonged sedation and increasing the incidence of falls and fracture. Mediumor short-acting benzodiazepines are preferable. Because of its strong anticholinergic and sedation properties, amitriptyline is rarely the antidepressant of choice for elderly patients. Because of its strong anticholinergic and sedating properties, doxepin is rarely the antidepressant of choice for elderly patients. This is a highly addictive and sedating anxiolytic. Those using meprobamate for prolonged periods may become addicted and may need to be withdrawn slowly. Because of increased sensitivity to benzoadiazepines in elderly patients, smaller doses may be effective as well as safer. Total daily doses should rarely exceed the suggested maximums. These drugs have a long half-life in elderly patients often several days ; , producing prolonged sedation and increasing the risk of falls and fractures. Short- and intermediate-acting benzodiazepines are preferred if a benzodiazepine is required. Of all antiarrhythmic drugs, this is the most potent negative inotrope and therefore may induce heart failure in elderly patients. It is also strongly anticholinergic. Other antiarrhythmic drugs should be used. Decreased renal clearance may lead to increased risk of toxic effects. May cause orthostatic hypotension. May cause bradycardia and exacerbate depression in elderly patients. May induce depression, impotence, sedation, and orthostatic hypotension. It has a prolonged half-life in elderly patients and could cause prolonged hypoglycemia. Additionally, it is the only oral hypoglycemic agent that causes SIADH. GI antispasmodic drugs are highly anticholinergic and have uncertain effectiveness. These drugs should be avoided especially for long-term use ; . All nonprescription and many prescription antihistamines may have potent anticholinergic properties. Nonanticholinergic antihistamines are preferred in elderly patients when treating allergic reactions. May cause confusion and sedation. Should not be used as a hypnotic, and when used to treat emergency allergic reactions, it should be used in the smallest possible dose. Have not been shown to be effective in the doses studied. Doses 325 mg d do not dramatically increase the amount absorbed but greatly increase the incidence of constipation. Are highly addictive and cause more adverse effects than most sedative or hypnotic drugs in elderly patients. Not an effective oral analgesic in doses commonly used. May cause confusion and has many disadvantages to other narcotic drugs. Has been shown to be no better than aspirin in preventing clotting and may be considerably more toxic. Safer, more effective alternatives exist. Immediate and long-term use should be avoided in older persons, since a significant number have asymptomatic GI pathologic conditions. These drugs have potential for causing dependence, hypertension, angina, and myocardial infarction. Have the potential to produce GI bleeding, renal failure, high blood pressure, and heart failure. Long half-life of drug and risk of producing excessive CNS stimulation, sleep disturbances, and increasing agitation. Safer alternatives exist. May exacerbate bowel dysfunction. Associated with QT interval problems and risk of provoking torsades de pointes. Lack of efficacy in older adults. Causes more sedation and anticholinergic adverse effects than safer alternatives. May cause orthostatic hypotension. Safer alternatives exist. May cause orthostatic hypotension. Lack of efficacy. Lack of efficacy. Potential for renal impairment. Safer alternatives available. Potential for hypotension, dry mouth, and urinary problems. Potential for prostatic hypertrophy and cardiac problems. Greater potential for CNS and extrapyramidal adverse effects. CNS and extrapyramidal adverse effects. Potential for hypotension and constipation. Potential for orthostatic hypotension and CNS adverse effects. Potential for aspiration and adverse effects. Safer alternatives available. CNS adverse effects including confusion. Potential for hypertension and fluid imbalances. Safer alternatives available. Concerns about cardiac effects. Safer alternatives available. CNS stimulant adverse effects. Evidence of the carcinogenic breast and endometrial cancer ; potential of these agents and lack of cardioprotective effect in older women. We obtained valid information on 208 study subjects. The mean age of the study population was 28.4 years S.D.20.5 years ; and 78% were female. Of the 208 urine samples that were cultured, 62 30% ; were positive; 47 163 29% ; were from females and 15 45 33% ; from males. The most frequently isolated pathogen in the laboratory in Len was E. coli 56% ; followed by Klebsiella spp. 18% ; , Enterobacter spp. 11% ; . Proteus spp. were infrequent 3% ; as were P. aeruginosa 5% ; and Staphylococcus epidermidis 3% ; . When comparing the results of the urine cultures from the two laboratories, the overall statistic predicted agreement was excellent 0.65 ; data on file ; . Of the 62 positive cultures 47 76% ; were from females and 15 24% ; were from males. Forty-one 66% ; were taken in the Accident and Emergency Department, 17 27% ; within 48 h after hospitalization and 4 7% ; were taken 48 h after hospitalization. Thirty-one 66% ; of cultures from women and four 27% ; cultures from men grew E. coli. Of the complicated UTIs 68% of all UTIs ; , 58% were associated with E. coli, 28% with Klebsiella spp. and 14% with Enterobacter spp. Of the remaining cases of uncomplicated UTI, 71% were associated with E. coli, 18% with Klebsiella spp. and 12% with Enterobacter spp. The reference laboratory found that E. coli isolates n 35 ; , gave high resistance rates in the disk diffusion tests for amoxicillin 74% ; , TMP-SMX 63% ; , ciprofloxacin 29% ; , amoxicillin clavulanate 34% ; and gentamicin 11% ; Table 1 ; .The most effective drugs against E. coli were meropenem, ceftriaxone, amikacin and nitrofurantoin 100% susceptible ; and to a lesser extent gentamicin 89% susceptible and depakote. In total, 837 enterococcus species were isolated from UTI infections. Sensitivity of all of these isolates was evaluated against commonly used antibiotics Table 1 ; . The lowest resistance rate was for vancomycin and nitrofurantoin Fig. 1 and Table 2 ; . Analysis of the collected data revealed that 9.43% of vancomycin- resistant strains were also resistant to nitrofurantoin as well 6 out of 65 ; , while 84.9% of the isolated enterococci 54 out of 65 ; were vancomycin-resistant and nitrofurantoin-sensitive Tables 2-3 ; . In addition, 169 out of 837 isolated enterococci were E. faecium and the remaining 668 isolated organisms were identified as E. faecalis. On the basis of analyzed data, 9 out of 54 identified vancomycin-resistant strains, nitrofuranoin-sensitive were E. faecalis and 45 were E. faecium Table 3 ; . Meanwhile, the obtained data also showed that both vancomycin- and nitrofurantoin-resistant isolates have higher frequency rate in admitted patients compared with out-patients Table 4.

Our study adds new data on the role of the quinolones in the prevention of UTI in women. Norfloxacin and nitrofurantoin were both effective in preventing UTI, but norfloxacin was 15 times more efficacious. We speculate that the better results obtained with norfloxacin are attributable to its ability to eradicate the fecal microorganisms and to sterilize the urine, while nitrofurantoin is capable of performing only the latter. The main objections against long-term antibiotic chemoprophylaxis relate to the emergence of resistant strains and to the increase in unacceptable side effects. In the present study, no resistant isolates emerged with the use of norfloxacin, and only two resistant isolates emerged with the use of nitrofurantoin. The frequency of side effects was similar for both drugs approximately 15% however, the severity was greater with nitrofurantoin. Severe gastrointestinal symptoms led to discontinuation of therapy for four nitrofurantoin-treated women, compared with no symptoms in norfloxacin-treated and imuran.

Ciprofloxacin 250 mg orally twice a day for 3 days or nitrofurantoin macrodantin ; 100 mg four times a day for 7days macrobid the extended release-xr-form of nitrofurantoin ; 100 mg twice a day for 7 days can be prescribed for outpatient use only.
Ences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Dr Corsini Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Ill Dr Davidson National Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Dr Holdaas Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga Dr Jacobson Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Dr Leitersdorf Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria Dr Marz Royal United Hospi tal, Bath, England Dr Reckless and Medical Research Laboratories International, Highland Heights, Ky Dr Stein ; . Dr Ballantyne has served as a consultant for Reliant, Merck & Co Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, and AstraZeneca; participated on the speaker's bureau for Reliant, Merck & Co Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca, Schering Plough, KOS Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Bristol-Myers Squibb; and received grant research support from Reliant, Merck & Co Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca, and Schering Plough. Dr Davidson has served as a consultant for AstraZeneca and Reliant; participated on the speaker's bureau for Merck & Co Inc, Pfizer Inc, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and KOS Pharmaceuticals Inc; received grant research support from Merck & Co Inc, Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and KOS Pharmaceuticals Inc; and received an honorarium from Merck & Co Inc, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacia, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Wyeth, and KOS Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr Leitersdorf has participated in a meeting on statin safety sponsored by Novartis. Dr Stein has served as a consultant and funded researcher and participated on the speaker's bureau for Novartis and Reliant. Preparation of the manuscript was supported by a nonrestricted educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ. The authors acknowledge Risa Denenberg, MSN, from Advantage Communications, New York, NY, and Kerrie Jara, mlIS, from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex, for editorial contributions. Corresponding author and reprints: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin, Mail Station A601, Suite A656, Houston, TX 77030 e-mail: cmb bcm.tmc and cytoxan.
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