SPAIN'S NORMON SAYS DRUG NOT BEHIND PANAMA DEATHS

Spanish drug maker Normon SA said on Sunday its hypertension tablets are not the cause of a mystery illness in Panama that has killed 19 people over the past month. Panama began removing stocks of Lisinopril over the weekend from pharmacies, hospitals and private clinics after noticing that nine out of the 30 mostly elderly people who have become sick with the illness were taking the drug. Yahoo News (http://alpha.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061008/hl_nm/panama_dc) (http://allafrica.com/stories/200610010095.html)