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22

R.J. Ledogar, Hungry for Profits, US Food and Drug Multinationals in Latin America,
IDOC/North America Inc., New York, 1975.

23

Rajendra Shaw, Centre for Development Communication, Hyderabad, letter to Jeff
Alderson, OXFAM Field Director for S. India, 13 August 1981.

24

Hathi Committee, Report of the Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industry,
Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, April 1975, p.87.

25

Barry Cohen, Pharmacist, Holy Rosary Hospital, Emekuku, Nigeria, Letter to Richtie
Coggan, BBC, London, 23 July 1979.

26

D.E. Frizel, Laboratory Technician, Bo Government Hospital, Sierra Leone, personal
communication, 28 August 1980.

27

Dr. Paul Nicholson, Searle Research and Development (UK), personal communication,
25 March 1982: "Water absorption in the small intestine is linked to sodium absorption.
There are several mechanisms by which sodium is absorbed, of which glucose-facilitated
sodium transport is most important for successful rehydration by the oral route. The
concentration of glucose in the oral solution is of fundamental importance in optimising
sodium transport. Solutions with low concentrations of glucose provide inadequate supplies
for transport processes. High concentrations may lead to a reverse of the desired effect.
Nevertheless, some believe that glucose must be present in adequate quantities to have
nutritional value a