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Biotech / Medical : Vivus, Why the Slide?
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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (1559)5/20/1997 9:17:00 PM
From: BDR   of 3991
 
Regarding Regitine you stated in an earlier post:

<read the PDR!.... THIS IS A DANGEROUS KILLER DRUG.>

Well I did and here is what I found. I am reading the entry for Regitine (phentolamine) in the 1996 (50th edition) of the Physician's Desk Reference, page 846. It is only available for IV or IM use, therefore there is no mention of the side effects of an oral form, lethal or otherwise. Direct IV administration would, I think, be more likely to have adverse side effects. So, what does the PDR have to say about this "killer" drug? Under <<OVERDOSAGE-Acute Toxicity>> is one sentence. It says, "No deaths due to acute poisoning with Regitine have been reported".

Where do you get your information or are you just making this stuff up?
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