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pentosan polysulfate
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pentosan polysulfate
a chondroprotective drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis in dog and cats.
pentosan polysulfate
Oncology An angiogenesis inhibitor that may block effects of growth factors on endothelial cells and protect the GI tract against RT Urology A drug used to relieve bladder pain due to interstitial cystitis. Cf Angiogenesis inhibitor.
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In July 2002, when the Simms family were trying to find a UK hospital to carry out the world-first procedure using the blood-thinning drug pentosan polysulphate, Dr Rossi considered their case.
CJD DAD BACKS SON'S DOCTOR IN LEGAL FIGHT; Drug pioneer sues ex-bosses by The Mirror (London, England)
It was another six months, and after the case went through the High Court in London, before the operation to inject him with the blood-thinning drug Pentosan Polysulphate was carried out in January 2003 at a health trust in Northern Ireland.
CJD family in blast at city hospital by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Eight families whose loved ones are receiving pentosan polysulphate in an attempt to halt the disease's spread are due to attend the meeting in London.
Quizzed over couple's death by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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