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Archive | January, 2009
Pharmaceutical Sales Reps To Be Fired At Pfizer? – When The Best Is Not Good Enough
Market rumors abound that pharmaceutical sales reps at Pfizer may be the next to go. CNBC and Bloomberg are announcing the possibility that 2400 US domestic sales employees (about a third of the sales force) may be let go due to off patent drug expiry, and no doubt the current world financial crisis? The irony [...]
Critical New Readability Drug Packaging Guidelines – European Commission
Ahead of the next Pharmapack Conference, the European Commission has revised its guidance on the readability of consumer pharmaceutical labeling. This includes primary and outer packaging labels as well as leaflets / inserts. The main purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how to ensure that the information on the package label and [...]
From Allergan To Advanced Medical Optics To Abbott In 7 Years
Advanced Medical Optics , spun off from Allergan, Inc. in 2002, has just been acquired by Abbott. Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), specialized in corneal, refractive and cataract products, competes with industry ophthalmic heavy weights, Alcon, Bausch and Lomb and Carl Zeiss Meditec. John Capec, EVP Abbott said: “With AMO, Abbott will immediately become a global [...]
Don’t Miss Pharmapack 2009 – International Drug And Drug Delivery Packaging Conference
This conference, supported by industry opinion leaders and exhibitors will take place in Paris January 21, 22, 2009. The event provides a unique opportunity to not only update on state of the art scientific developments but also to do business with like minded people in the drug packaging and drug delivery business. The location is [...]
Economic Downturn Hits Hospital Supply And Medical Device Business
Cardinal Health, citing reduced demand for equipment capital budgets in hospitals, has reduced their earnings outlook for 2009. David Schlotterbeck, CEO of Clinical and Medical Products said, “With the delay in hospital capital spending, we expect softness in our capital equipment sales to continue in the second half of the fiscal year. It is important [...]
COCIR and HIMSS Announce Enhanced Cooperation
Press Release: 08 Jan. 2009 (Brussels, Belgium) With complementary missions to improve the delivery of healthcare with the best use of health IT and management systems, the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have agreed to coordinate their efforts on [...]
MIT Researchers In Gold Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Breakthrough
A team lead by Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, assistant professor of biological and mechanical engineering at MIT has discovered a method to use gold particles and infrared to release multiple drugs in a systematic and controlled manner. This is of particular importance when treating diseases like cancer and AIDS which require multi drug and coordinated dosage cocktails. [...]
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