The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 773
ISSUE 773
August 26, 1988
Issue 773
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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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