INDICES> Policosanol

["Joe Talmud" <jtalmud@uctgsh1.uct.ac.za>]

INDICES: Policosanol
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Greetings!

Can anyone tell us whether policosanol, a waxy substance from cane 
sugar being trialed for lowering cholesterol is available 
commercially? Several Medline references are avilable from Cuba.

Many Thanks

Joe Talmud
Drug Information Pharmacist
Medicines Information Centre
Dept Pharmacology, University of Cape Town Med School
K Floor, Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital,
Observatory 7925
South Africa
Phone 021-4066427 Fax 27 21 4480503
e-mail  jtalmud@uctgsh1.uct.ac.za
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