HEART DRUG NOT SOLD IN N.Z.
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 6. The drug cardivix, a bloodthinning agent used in the treatment of heart disease, had not been marketed in New Zealand, the Minister of Health (Mr McKay) said in Parliament today. He was replying to a question from Mrs E. E. McMillan (Opp., Dunedin North) who said a report from London stated that the drug had been withdrawn by the manufacturers because of the fear that it caused liver damage.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30592, 7 November 1964, Page 3
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