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particular relationship.
_-_,. 2 _ You mentioned marijuana interferes -- you
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allege marijuana interferes with growth and
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development of adolescents. _ave any of the glaucoma
5 drugs been studied for that as well?
6_ E Probably Timolol because it would have to
'7 be. There would have to be _ome tautological studies
8 done with Timololo
9 _ And do you knowt does that interfere with
I0 growth and development?
11 E Obviously it cou!dn_t have done it,
12 Otherwise it wouldn't have gone on the market.
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f.-. _ Well, now we mentioned earlier that Diamox.
14 E Diamox was grandfathered onto the market°
15 _ I understand that_ but you mentioned
16 earlier that Diamox has an effect on bone marrow
!7 depletlon. Would that affect growth and development?
18 _ Not necessarily, no. _ mean that'_ just
]9 turn-over o_ cells, X mean the bone marrow just
20 makes new white cells. That"s all, and some red
21 cells_ There's no =- that wouldn't affect growth per
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23 _ So other than Timolol, do you know of any
24 studies concerning growth and development of
% _ 25 adolescents and other glaucoma drugs?
HEAL R. GROSS
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