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August 26, 1988
                			
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				Ursodiol for Dissolving Cholesterol Gallstones
August 26, 1988 (Issue: 773)
				Ursodiol (ursodeoxycholic acid), a naturally occurring bile acid, will soon be  marketed in the USA as (Ciba-Geigy), an oral drug for dissolution of  gallbladder stones. The labeling for the drug, which has been available in other  countries for the...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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