MeadWestvaco Corp., a global provider of packaging and packaging solutions, today announced that its Avive multiple-medication patient adherence solution received the Compliance Package of the Year award from the Healthcare Compliance ...
Specialty pharmaceutical company Sagent Pharmaceuticals has opted for Elsevier's Gold Standard's drug information technologies, ProspectoRx and Clinical Pharmacology to access current and accurate drug data and pricing. ProspectorRx ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Navidea Biopharmaceuticals' Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) injection, a novel product indicated for use in lymphatic mapping procedure. The lymphatic mapping procedure ...
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Product and process safety requirements in the pharmaceutical industry are extremely high. Consequently, pharmaceutical companies declare challenging requirements to their production and laboratory facilities. Frequent focus is put on ...
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Sam's Club, the nation's eighth largest retailer, has launched the Simply Right line of quality and affordable vitamins. Replacing the Sam's Club Member's Mark line, Simply Right vitamins and supplements are part of the overall Simply Right ...
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AOD Software has announced the launch of a bidirectional interface solution, Answers Pharmacy Interface with QS/1, into the market. AOD said the launch of the solution is part of the company's commitment to deliver the most complete and ...
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End Discrimination Now issued a highly critical statement regarding the new prescription drugs laws approved this week by the NYS Senate. Characterizing the “new” law as “alarmist”, “excessive” and ...
US-based RxMedic Systems will distribute the Eyecon Countertop Counter, marketed by Rx Systems, a company engaged in pharmacy packaging and supplies, as part of a preferred business partner agreement. The automated pill counting system ...
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Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) has illuminated the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mt. Pleasant, WI with energy-efficient LED lighting. Cree® interior lighting products, including more than 400 CS18™ LED linear luminaires, will fully ...
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Researchers from the Universities of Dundee, Glasgow and Strathclyde have been awarded pound 691,000 as part of the first wave of funding made available through Prostate Cancer UK’s ambitious new research strategy. A colossal pound ...
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As part of a continued focus on sustainability, the nation’s largest retailer has selected energy-efficient LED lighting by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) to illuminate the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mt. Pleasant, WI. Cree® ...
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US health care benefits company Aetna has introduced individual health insurance policies to Costco members in Florida, in a move to deliver value and convenience to individuals and families. Insured by Aetna, the Costco Personal Health ...
US-based nonprofit health care provider Northwest Kidney Centers will open a new dialysis clinic in Enumclaw, Washington, US, on 4 March 2013. The firm has invested an approximate amount of $2m in the building at Roosevelt Ave and will ...
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Pharmacy automation technology provider Parata Systems will introduce its PASS ((Patient Adherence Strip System) Pack strip packaging, which helps pharmacists improve patient adherence and health outcomes. According to the company, PASS ...
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Regional US supermarket group and food distributor Spartan Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of December amounted to US$5.2m, a 2% increase on the prior-year period. ...
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