X-Message-Number: 7692 Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 08:38:41 MST From: "Richard Schroeppel" <> Subject: DMF toxicity > Re South Africa, please bear in mind that their Medicines Control Council prohibited the further application of "Virodene" because it contains "a highly toxic industrial solvent, dimethylformamide (DMF), which can cause fatal liver damage and has been linked to the development of cancer." Most medicines are toxic in sufficient dosage. AZT certainly is. Without more information on dosage, protocols, etc. the toxicity of DMF alone seems insufficient reason to prohibit trials. Rich Schroeppel Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7692