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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A drug used to relieve pain or discomfort associated with chronic inflammation of the bladder. It is also being evaluated for its protective effects on the gastrointestinal tract in people undergoing radiation therapy. (references) |
Medicine | Blocks action of growth factors on endothelial cells. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Pentosan polysulfate sodium (Elmiron), the first oral drug developed for IC, was approved by the FDA in 1996. In clinical trials, Elmiron improved symptoms in 38 percent of patients treated. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pentosan polysulfate | 4 |
elmiron pentosan polysulfate | 3 |
pentosan polysulfate sodium | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | pentosan polysulfate. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | pentosan polisolfato. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | entosanpay olysulfatepay polisulfato de pentosán. (various references) | ||||||||||
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