Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval Of Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.1% Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Akorn's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution, 0.1%. Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent used to treat cataract and refractive surgery patients.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNurses Applaud 26 New Cosponsors For Illinois Single Payer Bill, USA HB 311, the single-payer bill which would provide
healthcare for all Illinois citizens, gained 26 new co-sponsors this week and was advanced out of the "
Healthcare Availability and Access" committee on an 8-4 vote following a hearing on Tuesday afternoon.Rep.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comASHP, South Carolina Affiliate Oppose South Carolina Pharmacy Technician Legislation A bill that would increase the pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratio in South Carolina does not serve the public interest, the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) told members of the South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee in a letter urging the committee to refer Senate Bill 1156 back to the Medical Affairs Subcommittee for further study.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRTS Launches Solidprep System Enabling 90% Time Saving In Tablet Sample Preparation RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, announces the launch of RTS SolidPrep, a groundbreaking new line of tablet sample preparation solutions. RTS SolidPrep provides high speed preparation of tablets and other solid dose pharmaceuticals for assay, impurity and dose content uniformity applications.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMenstrual Disorder May Help Female Athletes, Thesis A researcher in Sweden has discovered that a common congenital cause of menstrual disorder may help female athletes succeed by slightly raising their testosterone level.The study was the doctoral thesis of Magnus Hagmar, a postgraduate with the Department of Woman and Child
Health at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealthcare Commission Welcomes New National Clinical Advisor For Nursing, UK Senior nurse Ann Close joins the
Healthcare Commission this month as a national clinical advisor, responsible for providing the Commission with senior strategic advice on issues related to nursing and patient care.Professor Close is currently Nursing Director and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust in the West Midlands.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVestara Launches EcoRexNS(TM) To Reduce Pharmaceutical Waste Pollution Vestara announced the launch of the EcoRexNS? Pharmaceutical Waste Management System, the first and only fully-automated, integrated system that allows
healthcare facilities to meet or exceed Federal regulations for pharmaceutical waste handling and prevent thousands of tons of waste
medicines from entering the U.S. water supply.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTracking Stroke Every two minutes in Germany, one person suffers a stroke. About one third of the affected do not survive the sudden lack of blood in the brain, many others are left with serious disabilities. Since the brain is a high-performance organ with an immense energy requirement - if the supply of oxygen is interrupted, it reacts with paralyses, impaired speech and vision.
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