Aminoglycosides are excreted by glomerular filtration and have a serum half-life of 2 to 3 h; the half-life increases exponentially as the GFR falls (eg, in renal insufficiency, in the elderly).
Madagascar is the world's major natural vanilla producer, accounting for about 75% of production. Cloves are the third main export crop, grown mostly by smallholders. Production follows a 4-year cycle with 2â3 years of high output followed by one year of low production.
The official currency of Madagascar is the Malagasy ariary (MGA), which has been reintroduced to replace the Malagasy franc. Here is the rough conversion chart as currency rates sometimes change daily. Currency Exchange Rates on 3/14/13 1000 Madagascar Ariarys = $0.459057 US.