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Recirculating fume cabinets and drug safety cabinets from Clyde Apac - 25 Mar 2008
Ferret,Clyde Apac offers Cytogard cytotoxic drug safety cabinets that can be used as a barrier against exposure to the aerosols present while dispensing,
Drug Alerts Sent Instantly to US Doctors via Email on New National ... - 25 Mar 2008
PR Web (press release),San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 25, 2008 - A new network to deliver drug safety alerts online to US physicians was launched today, replacing a widely
Why Drug Lawsuits are Necessary: FDA “isn’t capable of policing ... - 25 Mar 2008
Tort Deform,The Judge disagreed, and refused to dismiss the case, offering an opinion from the bench as to the FDA’s ability to police drug safety.
Ahead of the Bell: Celebrex Review - 25 Mar 2008
BusinessWeekA group of government experts on Tuesday will review the safety of a handful of drugs when used in children. The Food and Drug Administration's panel of
Streetinvesting.com: Phase Forward Inc. Review in Progress - 25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),March 25, 2008, Phase Forward a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, and Harvard Clinical Research Institute
Phase Forward and Harvard Clinical Research Institute to Jointly ... - 25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),Phase Forward is a leading provider of integrated data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety. The company offers proven solutions for
ALSO NOTED: Analysts offer conflicting forecasts for Auxilium ... - 25 Mar 2008
FierceBiotech,Report > As Eli Lilly went up to bat in the big Zyprexa trial in Alaska, the judge said lawsuits play a vital role in drug safety.
Healthweek: How hospitals ensure drug safety - Mar 23, 2008
NECN,She talks about the contaminated heparin scare and how hospitals work to ensure drug safety. She also explains potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis-- or
World briefs: Chinese drug safety agency issues order on heparin - Mar 21, 2008
Kansas City Star,SHANGHAI, China | In a reversal of its earlier stance, China’s drug safety agency is ordering local authorities to tighten controls on production of heparin
Consumers Union’s Approach to Improving Drug Safety Surveillance ... - Mar 20, 2008
Seeking Alpha,As you can read above, Consumers Union is trying to improve surveillance of drug safety by promoting patient reporting of “side effects� in drug ads.
MOH will oversee food, drug safety - Mar 11, 2008
China Daily,By Shan Juan (China Daily) The Ministry of Health (MOH) will oversee food and drug safety by taking over the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA),
China to upgrade Health Ministry to better monitor food and drug ... - Mar 11, 2008
Xinhua,The administration shall also monitor drug safety, including the process of research, production, circulation and use.
Amgen CEO Talks Drug Safety and Perils of M&A - Mar 10, 2008
Wall Street JournalAmgen on Thursday will face another round of FDA scrutiny over safety problems involving its flagship anemia drug Aranesp. The review comes less than a week
Globalization Intensifies The Need For Standardized Tests To ... - Mar 24, 2008
Pharmaceutical Processing,These activities are used to ensure drug safety and consequently the safety of patients. Quite a challenge in terms of globalization, since the development
Tampa forum looks at prescription drug safety - Mar 18, 2008
Tampabay.com,By Lisa Greene, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — All across Florida, people fail to recognize the signs of widespread prescription drug abuse, doctors and drug
Individual case safety reports in children in commonly used drug ... - Mar 17, 2008
BMC Pediatrics,Due to few paediatric drug safety studies, knowledge on risks of drug treatment in children is limited. The knowledge needs to be increased to make proper
FDA Panel Weighs More Action On Anemia Drug Safety Concerns - Mar 7, 2008
CNNMoney.comWASHINGTON (AP)-- Amgen Inc. (AMGN) shares have dropped 27% the past year with two-thirds of the decline coming since early December, reflecting investor
Tougher rules pledge on drug safety data - Mar 6, 2008
Times Online,The pledge comes after a drug safety watchdog announced that GlaxoSmithKline would not face criminal proceedings over claims that it withheld information on
FDA plans new post-approval drug safety effort - Feb 26, 2008
Scientific AmericanThe drug safety office "will be playing an expanded role in the resolution of certain drug-related safety issues," FDA Deputy Commissioner Janet Woodcock
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety - Feb 26, 2008
The Associated PressSHANGHAI, China (AP) — China's drug safety agency, commenting on a probe into the recalled drug heparin, said Wednesday it enforces strict controls on
Health questions about ... Prescription safety - Mar 19, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,He answered questions about drug safety, in the wake of troubling reports about established prescription drugs, such as Vioxx and Vytorin.
China Orders Tighter Controls on Heparin - Mar 20, 2008
The Associated PressSHANGHAI, China (AP) — In a reversal of its earlier stance, China's drug safety agency is ordering local authorities to tighten controls on production of
Could full data disclosure avert scandal? - Mar 24, 2008
FiercePharma,New calls for old drug data in the UK have experts second-guessing big drug-safety scandals. If scientists and regulators had had access to every bit of
China restructures ministry for better food, drug safety - Mar 11, 2008
Thaindian.com,Beijing, March 11 (Xinhua) As part of its efforts to ensure better monitoring of food and drug safety, China’s health ministry has been restructured to
Drug recall puts overseas inspections in spotlight - Mar 7, 2008
Globe and Mail,..."I think that drug safety programs in Canada have been gutted to the point where they've left consumers extremely vulnerable."
Foreign drug safety problem - Mar 10, 2008
Charleston Post Courier,It is going to take new legislative authority, much larger drug safety budgets, and a high degree of international cooperation to repair the holes that the
Bristol-Myers spent $5.3M on lobbying - Mar 17, 2008
BusinessWeekOne major bill signed into law in September overhauled FDA's drug safety system, allowing the agency to order companies to add warning labels or conduct
DrugLogic ® , Inc. Announces SafeStart Hosting SM of Qscan ® -ERM ... - Mar 20, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Drug safety workflow is an emerging need as drug companies set up standard operating procedures (SOPs) for pharmacovigilance; both the “signaling� of
New Recall Broadens Tainted Heparin Problem - Mar 24, 2008
MedPage Today,The Braun recall also came as the Chinese government's drug safety agency told its local bureaus to increase supervision over the production of heparin.
Who Provides Information on Government Agency Regulation Compliance? - Mar 23, 2008
New York Times,By AllBusiness.com When working with a government agency, your company must comply with all applicable federal government regulations.
ALERT project looks to ICT for drug safety - Mar 6, 2008
Cordis News,...'A number of recent, highly publicised drug safety issues showed that adverse effects of drugs may be detected too late, when millions of patients have
FDA Oversight of Drug Safety - Feb 28, 2008
American Enterprise Institute,By John E. Calfee I am honored to testify in these hearings on the drug safety and the Food and Drug Administration. Since the Merck Company voluntarily
Woodcock Set to Be Named - Mar 10, 2008
Wall Street JournalShe recently had to testify about drug safety before a House appropriations subcommittee, where she got harsh questioning from some lawmakers. Rep.
FDA Announces New Drug Safety Initiative - Feb 27, 2008
Newsinferno.com,In an effort to more quickly spot drug safety problems on a national level, the FDA is considering a variety of options. One such option is a proposal that
Another Heparin Maker Recalls Tainted Blood Thinner (Update2) - Mar 21, 2008
BloombergThe FDA on March 14 said it hopes to place eight staff members in China to ensure food and drug safety. The FDA never inspected the heparin plant in China
China States Importing Countries Responsible for Drug Safety - Feb 27, 2008
InjuryBoard.com,By Shannon Weidemann The agency responsible for drug safety in China has stated that it is the responsiblity of importing countries and companies to inspect
ACHN: Conference call regarding New Data for Achillion's ... - Feb 27, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),New Data for Achillion's Elvucitabine Demonstrate Drug's Safety. Misc Information: A replay of the webcast will be available on www.achillion.com.
DRUG SAFETY; FDA Should Tighten Up; Concern Over the Blood Thinner ... - Feb 29, 2008
RedOrbit,By HAYNES The US Food and Drug Administration has some explaining to do after four deaths and hundreds of adverse reactions to the popular blood thinner
China: Buyers on hook for drug safety - Feb 27, 2008
FiercePharma,The country's drug safety agency said today that it strictly controls chemicals for use in pharmaceuticals but it's not ultimately responsible for product
Schering anesthesia drug effective -US FDA panel - Mar 11, 2008
Guardian,...analgesia and rheumatology drugs, earlier told the panel that data received in the last two weeks by the FDA raised "concerns" about the drug's safety.
FDA Chief Is in Budget Bind - Feb 26, 2008
Wall Street JournalDr. von Eschenbach also says he is already moving to respond to concerns about the agency's approach to drug safety and other matters.
China Says Importing Countries Need Better Drug Safety Inspections - Feb 27, 2008
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,February 27 2008 - China's drug safety agency has stated that importing countries need to do a better job of insuring that products that are exported out of
China Orders New Oversight of Heparin, With Tainted Batches Tied ... - Mar 22, 2008
BlueRidgeNow.com,SHANGHAI — China’s top drug safety agency has ordered its local bureaus to increase supervision over the production of heparin, a blood-thinning drug that
UK’s MHRA Calls for Quicker Clinical Trial Safety Reporting - Mar 7, 2008
FDA news (subscription),The investigation revealed important weaknesses in the drug safety legislation in force at the time of the Seroxat clinical trials, Woods says.
Zix Corporation Celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week ... - Mar 4, 2008
Earthtimes,...longest running e-prescribing program, recently announced that in 2007, 104000 electronic prescriptions were changed due to drug safety alerts.
Life in prison...Lewis endorses Obama...Drug safety inspections ... - Feb 27, 2008
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,AP CANTON, Ohio (AP) A former police officer is facing life in prison for killing his pregnant lover and their unborn child. Jurors spared Bobby Cutts
FDA Pledges Renewed Focus to Boost Post-Market Safety - Feb 27, 2008
BioWorld Online,The FDA, Woodcock said, plans to initiate and maintain a collaborative, multidisciplinary, team-based approach in reviewing drug safety.
FDA Unveils Plan to Boost Oversight Of Drugs Once They Are on Market - Feb 26, 2008
Wall Street JournalThe drug safety office will get primary authority over decisions to approve drug brand names and packaging, though this change will not occur immediately.
Why All The Drug Alerts? - Feb 26, 2008
Washington Post,By Francesca Lunzer Kritz If it seems as though the Food and Drug Administration has been issuing a new drug safety warning almost every week,
ChanTest to Highlight Expanded Ion Channel Testing Services for ... - Mar 11, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),...more than 12000 compounds for more than 250 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies - helping them to achieve their drug safety and discovery goals.
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