BRIDION(R) (sugammadex) Injection - First And Only Selective Relaxant Binding Agent - Approved In European Union Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved BRIDION(R) (sugammadex) injection, the first and only selective relaxant binding agent (SRBA) and the first major pharmaceutical advance in the field of anesthesia in two decades.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSuspended Pharmacist Is Fined £3,000 For Illegal Sale And Supply Of Viagra Hitendra Patel (41), a suspended pharmacist, of 2 St Mary's Copse, St Mary's Road, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7LA was fined £3,000 and given a confiscation order of over £200,000 at Kingston Crown Court on 25 July 2008 for illegally selling and supplying the erectile dysfunction
medicine Viagra. The sentence follows a prosecution by the
Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The case began in 2003.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNPA 'Service Era' Workshops At BPC 2008, UK The NPA is to hold workshops on different aspects of 'thriving in the service era', at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester. The workshops will run from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Sunday 7 September and are open to all NPA members. Workshops, within the context of the Pharmacy in England white paper, will explore 'Taking up new clinical services', 'Embedding and demonstrating quality', 'Balancing your NHS income streams' and 'Nurturing key local relationships'.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouse Staffers Discuss Revisions To Draft Legislation That Aims To Improve Drug Safety Aides to Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee met on Monday to discuss revisions to draft legislation that aims to improve the safety of
prescription drugs and medical devices, CongressDaily reports. According to CongressDaily, the proposed revisions are limited to the pharmaceutical portions of the bill and reflect provisions negotiated by
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