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Plant Accident At Zimmer

Furnace explodes at Zimmer plant.

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Cuts to HME: Reform report leaves door ‘wide open’ – HME News

WASHINGTON – A Senate Finance Committee report released last week that outlines options for financing healthcare reform names HME reimbursement as a possible revenue source, but it doesn't propose specific cuts. via Cuts to HME: Reform report leaves door ‘wide open’ – HME News | The Business Newspaper for Home Medical Equipment Providers.

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Prefilled Syringes – Pharm Tech Europe

Prefilled syringes are replacing vials both in terms of injections and sector revenue, and as this trend continues during the next 4 years, the number of tailored injectable drug products reaching the market is set to escalate. via Prefilled syringes proving popular – Pharm Tech Europe.

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Accommodative lens results considered ‘disappointing’ – IOL shifts forward but offers less than 0.5 D of pseudophakic accommodation – Modern Medicine

the investigators reported an anterior shift of less than 0.5 D of accommodation, which was disappointing in that patients were not spectacle-independent, according to Eduardo Marques, MD via Accommodative lens results considered ‘disappointing’ – IOL shifts forward but offers less than 0.5 D of pseudophakic accommodation – Modern Medicine.

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FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof(R) IQ ReSTOR(R) +3.0 D Intraocular Lens

FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof(R) IQ ReSTOR(R) +3.0 D Intraocular Lens in the US. The product is already sold in Europe. New Lens Corrects for Cataracts with Presbyopia

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