11.   Miriam Laserson has a costly drug problem.

12.   Noting recent success in suppressing the AIDS virus with costly drugs, Ruranga said such measures would do little good in places like Uganda.

13.   Such discussions might find ways to reduce the disparities, thus reducing the incentive for United States residents to cross the border to get less costly drugs.

14.   The complex and costly drug regimens are restoring health and extending life for thousands of people with AIDS or ominous pre-AIDS signs of immune-system collapse.

15.   They should turn to these costly drugs only when cheaper alternatives prove unsatisfactory.

16.   Through her Medicaid coverage, Ms. Ross can afford the costly new drugs that might halt her progress toward AIDS.

17.   Until last July, government programs did not pay for costly drugs called protease inhibitors, a key constituent of the regimens, Chiasson noted.

18.   Virtually all are beyond the reach of the costly drug regimens that have slowed the emergence of new AIDS cases in North America and Europe.

19.   When a drug loses its patent, which grants exclusive ownership rights, less costly generic drugs can quickly eat into brand-name sales.

20.   Hall said the use of costly drugs and anesthetists was unnecessary for the treatment of a condition which is not life-threatening.