Word: moxalactam
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...suffered a relapse. A "weakening of the heart" was followed by an array of other ailments: kidney failure, liver damage, internal hemorrhaging, pneumonia, infection and high fever. Tito nonetheless managed to hang on, with the help of kidney dialysis, an external pacemaker and an experimental American antibiotic called Moxalactam. Two weeks ago, he sank into a coma that signaled the onset of the final crisis...
Another apparent last-ditch expedient in Tito's remarkable survival has been the use of an experimental U.S. drug called Moxalactam, produced by Eli Lilly & Co. of Indianapolis. The penicillin-related drug has not yet been licensed for sale in the U.S. But when Tito's doctors requested an emergency shipment late last month, permission was almost immediately granted by both the State Department and the Food and Drug Administration. Initial results were encouraging. Nevertheless, high fever has persisted and medical experts doubt that the new drug can maintain his life...
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