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SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CLAUDE PEPPER, CHAIRMAN
QUESTIONNAIRE TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH OFFICERS
1. Is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) legal for use in humans in your country? Yes
No
2.
For what types of symptoms, maladies or illnesses is the drug legal (please list)?
As additive in combinations for fungal or viral infections of the skin.
Claimed to serve as adjunct for penetration of active components into
the skin.
3. In your opinion, is the drug effective in reducing inflammation, pain or other
arthritic symptoms?
Yes x No
4. In your opinion, should the United States legalize DMSO for the treatment of
arthritis and other diseases in humans?
Yes X No
5. We would appreciate any comments you may have: Claims made in the early sixties
for anti-inflammatory effects have not been substantiated. Embryotoxicity
suspected with repeated administration in rats (R. Kreutz, D. Wendler:
Zbl. Pharm. 116: 131-137, 1977; "Embryotoxizität von Dimethylsulfoxid")
6. Identification (please print):
Peter S. Schönhöfer, M.D.
Your name:
Title:
Professor, Pharmacology
Address: Federal Health Office, Institute of Drugs
City: D-1000 Berlin 30 State:
Berlin
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
Country: FRG
