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New Polio Information Materials
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In support of the global campaign to eradicate polio, the United States
Pharmacopeia has developed an enhanced monograph on polio and oral po-
lio vaccine. The combined therapeutic and drug monograph is targeted to
the moderate to highly educated reader, e.g., health care profession-
als, journalists, teachers, and is intended to address myths and super-
stitions held by people in many developing countries that may be pre-
venting them from fully immunizing their families against polio.
In addition, USP' s Advice for the Patient on oral polio vaccine has
been updated. The monographs have been developed with the support of
the United States Agency for International Development and many of the
people collaborating with the Polio Program Coordinator's office at
USAID have contributed to their content. Both documents are available
in French, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic, in addition to the original
English.
If you would like copies of either or both documents, please contact me
at:
Tel: +1-301-816-8385
mailto:nlb@USP.org
Please indicate which language(s) you would like to receive and how
many copies.
Nancy Blum, M.P.H., M.A.
Coordinator of International Programs
U.S. Pharmacopeia
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Tel: +1-301-816-8385
mailto:nlb@USP.org
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