Study finds poor absorption of oral dextran sulfate. From: FDA Consumer | Date: May 1, 1989 | COPYRIGHT 1989 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Study Finds Poor Absorption Of Oral Dextran Sulfate

Preliminary results of a study on a proposed treatment for AIDS suggest that not enough of the drug is absorbed by the body to be effective.

The study--conducted by FDA, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the John Hopkins University Medical Center--found that when rats and human volunteers took the drug dextran sulfate by mouth, very little was absorbed. Such low levels of absorpti...

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