1.   Heretofore, the drugs have been recommended only for use in patients who have had heart attacks.

2.   These drugs are recommended for the short term treatment of acute constipation and as a purgative before diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

3.   Behind the gains are promising new medicines, rising prices and a greater willingness by cost-conscious managed-care companies to recommend prescription drugs.

4.   But it recommends drugs other than nevirapine.

5.   Doctors are more inclined to recommend drugs, which are a mixed bag, considering their side effects.

6.   For first-line therapy for individuals with uncomplicated high blood pressure, the guidelines recommended drugs from the diuretic and beta-blocker classes.

7.   Physicians, such as Barry Dicicco, a Fairfax, Va., pulmonologist, are not recommending the drug to patients who have not been diagnosed.

8.   Schmidt expects Thursday to be grueling, but at the end of the day, he believes the panel will vote to recommend the drug.

9.   The Advisory Committee recommended the drug for use by patients with advanced disease.

10.   The drug is not recommended for people with liver disease or pregnant women.