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Ppg

English translation: PPG (Polycosanol)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:PPG
English translation:PPG (Polycosanol)
Entered by: Muriel Vasconcellos

20:56 Jan 11, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Abbreviation in list of drugs
Spanish term or phrase: Ppg
Aciclovir Crema
Colchicina x10 tab
**Ppg** 10mgx10tab
Difenhidramina jbe
Insulina
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:17
PPG (Polycosanol)
Explanation:
Some pertinent references I found. Hope this helps.

Biological Weapons - Cuba Special Weapons
Cuba has produced a number of valuable medicinal goods, such as epiderman growth factor and policosanol (PPG), an oral medication derived from sugar cane ...
www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/cuba/bw.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

Some of the ways in which the blockade affects the us economy, the ...
According to a survey carried out in April 2001 by the Cuba Policy Foundation, ... of Geneva named a new Cuban medication , PPG (Ateromixol or Policosanol), ...
www.cubavsbloqueo.cu/Default.aspx?tabid=1001 - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

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Difenhidramina : amp 20 mg/2 ml,tab 25 mg,. jarabe 12,5 mg/5 ml ... Policosanol : PPG tab 5 mg. - Polimixina B : col 100 000 UI/ml, ung oftálmico 20 000 UI/ ...
www.cdf.sld.cu/g1indgen.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Cuba Biotechnology Company ®
PPG, polycosanol, is a pharmaceutical derived from sugarcane wax. PPG is a combination of primary aliphatic alcohols. The major component of PPG is ...
www.cubabiotechnology.com/ppg.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

[DOC]
12/21/04 - The Irish Times - Medical training Cuban-style
File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
One of the major products created and developed by the CNIC is the anti-cholesterol drug Polycosanol (or PPG), already registered in 30 countries, ...
www.cubasambasade.adr.dk/CubaScienceNews5.doc - Supplemental Result - Similar pages

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Boleta
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... dicobalto edetato, didanosina, dietilestilbestrol, difenhidramina, difenoxilato, digitoxina ... pirimetamina, piroxicam, polidocanol, policosanol (PPG) ...
www.cecmed.sld.cu/Docs/VigPC/Boleta_Calidad.htm - 64k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF]
GUA TERAPUTICA
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
El policosanol (PPG) es un producto constituido por una mezcla natural de ... difenhidramina, en lugar de fluidificar las secreciones y facilitar la ...
aps.sld.cu/bvs/materiales/libros/guia.pdf - Similar pages
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 20:17
Grading comment
Great!! Thanks so much!! You should get 8 points.
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3 +2PPG (Polycosanol)
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
PPG (Polycosanol)


Explanation:
Some pertinent references I found. Hope this helps.

Biological Weapons - Cuba Special Weapons
Cuba has produced a number of valuable medicinal goods, such as epiderman growth factor and policosanol (PPG), an oral medication derived from sugar cane ...
www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/cuba/bw.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

Some of the ways in which the blockade affects the us economy, the ...
According to a survey carried out in April 2001 by the Cuba Policy Foundation, ... of Geneva named a new Cuban medication , PPG (Ateromixol or Policosanol), ...
www.cubavsbloqueo.cu/Default.aspx?tabid=1001 - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

1
- [ Translate this page ]
Difenhidramina : amp 20 mg/2 ml,tab 25 mg,. jarabe 12,5 mg/5 ml ... Policosanol : PPG tab 5 mg. - Polimixina B : col 100 000 UI/ml, ung oftálmico 20 000 UI/ ...
www.cdf.sld.cu/g1indgen.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Cuba Biotechnology Company ®
PPG, polycosanol, is a pharmaceutical derived from sugarcane wax. PPG is a combination of primary aliphatic alcohols. The major component of PPG is ...
www.cubabiotechnology.com/ppg.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

[DOC]
12/21/04 - The Irish Times - Medical training Cuban-style
File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
One of the major products created and developed by the CNIC is the anti-cholesterol drug Polycosanol (or PPG), already registered in 30 countries, ...
www.cubasambasade.adr.dk/CubaScienceNews5.doc - Supplemental Result - Similar pages

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Note added at 1 hora (2007-01-11 21:58:52 GMT)
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Boleta
- [ Translate this page ]
... dicobalto edetato, didanosina, dietilestilbestrol, difenhidramina, difenoxilato, digitoxina ... pirimetamina, piroxicam, polidocanol, policosanol (PPG) ...
www.cecmed.sld.cu/Docs/VigPC/Boleta_Calidad.htm - 64k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF]
GUA TERAPUTICA
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
El policosanol (PPG) es un producto constituido por una mezcla natural de ... difenhidramina, en lugar de fluidificar las secreciones y facilitar la ...
aps.sld.cu/bvs/materiales/libros/guia.pdf - Similar pages

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Great!! Thanks so much!! You should get 8 points.
Notes to answerer
Asker: You're probably right. I should have mentioned that the list comes from Cuba. I'll wait to see if we get some agrees.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
1 hr
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Manuel! Tu explicación adicional es esclarecedora e interesante. ¡Feliz 2007!

agree  David Brown: seems perfect to me
9 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, David!
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