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Analyst Downgrades Ironwood Pharma on Expenses
May 6, 2013 1:46 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Cowen & Co. analyst downgraded shares of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. Monday, citing the company's growing expenses and disappointing early sales of its bowel drug Linzess. THE OPINION: Analyst Edward Nash said he doesn't expect Ironwood to be profitable until 2017 and he doesn't expect...
Fully Integrated Drive for OEM Pumps
May 6, 2013 11:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsDriveSure™ is a new panel-mount OEM brushless DC gear motor with fully integrated speed controller. The highly adaptable drive is an ideal solution for biopharmaceutical, medical device, and process analysis equipment. DriveSure features a 51:1 control ratio and a 408-8rpm speed range.
Bendable Capacitance Probe
May 6, 2013 11:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe bendable capacitance probe is designed to fit in tight spaces or in vessels where obstructions prevent the installation of a straight probe. This probe can be bent to avoid obstructions in a vessel while still allowing adequate probe surface area to confirm the presence or absence of material.
High Pressure Ball Valves
May 6, 2013 11:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe 83 Series family of high pressure ball valves includes the H83 configuration for high pressure/severe service, diving, research and development and offshore control panel applications.
High Purity Ball Valves
May 6, 2013 10:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsCleanFlow ball valves are BPE-compliant and designed for service in a range of pharmaceutical applications. Materials chemistry, delta ferrite and surface finish are all controlled to ensure high purity service.
Pharmaceutical Processing's May 2013 Issue
May 6, 2013 10:46 am | Digital Editions | CommentsIn the May 2013 issue of Pharmaceutical Processing we profile Almac's new packaging services facility in Audubon, PA. Additional articles on contract services and outsourcing include a look at clinical trials technology and an update on fill/finish operations.
Stainless Steel Control Panels
May 6, 2013 10:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe single axis control system in a NEMA-4X stainless steel enclosure for soft start and variable speed control of a Ross Ribbon Blender. A 4-inch color touch screen is mounted on the panel door for control and viewing of agitator speed, load, cycle time and forward/reverse agitator direction.
Feds: Hepatitis B No Barrier to Health Practice
May 6, 2013 9:01 am | by MICHAEL RUBINKAM,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Justice recently declared in a legal settlement that hepatitis B patients are protected by federal disability law. And, separately, federal health officials have issued a revised set of guidelines that make it clear that health care workers and students who carry the hepatitis B virus — HBV for short — generally pose little or no risk to patients.
Niacin Mistaken for Candy
May 6, 2013 8:46 am | Videos | CommentsTwo students at a Michigan elementary school had to be rushed to the hospital after mistakenly eating the supplement Niacin. A fellow student brought the Niacin in to school and offered it as a candy thinking the Niacin tablets were Mentos.
Covidien Provides Sales Targets for Pharma Spinoff
May 6, 2013 8:32 am | News | CommentsCovidien PLC on Friday provided further details on its business following the planned spinoff of Mallinckrodt, its pharmaceuticals unit. The Irish company expects to complete the spinoff after the close of trading on June 28. It said revenue from its remaining businesses, which sell medical devices and supplies, will grow by 4 or 5 percent in the current fiscal year.
'Orajel' Creator David Morris Kern Dies at 103
May 6, 2013 8:27 am | News | CommentsThe creator of Orajel, a medicine aimed at fighting toothaches that was later also used for mouth sores, has died, family members said Sunday. David Morris Kern was 103. Born in 1909 in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, Kern graduated from the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy and worked as a pharmacist before becoming a salesman for Norwich and Warner Pharmaceuticals.
Bashful? Buy the Little Blue Pill Online
May 6, 2013 3:04 am | by LINDA A. JOHNSON - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsMen who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to visit a drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that on Monday it will sell begin selling erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its...
Regeneron Pharma Raises Sales Forecast for Eylea
May 3, 2013 6:02 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday that sales of its drug Eylea more than doubled in the first quarter, and it raised its sales forecast for the full year. Regeneron said sales of Eylea, a treatment for the eye conditions "wet" age-related macular degeneration and central retinal vein...
FDA Approves Merck Combination Cholesterol Pill
May 3, 2013 5:56 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Merck & Co. said Friday that it received U.S. marketing approval for the new combination cholesterol drug Liptruzet, which combines the company's drug Zetia with a generic version of the mega-blockbuster drug Lipitor. The Food and Drug Administration approved...
FDA OKs Bristol's HIV Drug for Younger Patients
May 3, 2013 5:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday that U.S. regulators expanded approval of its HIV drug Sustiva to children as young as three months old. The capsule-based drug was first approved in 1998 to treat HIV-infected children who are age three and older and weigh at least 22 pounds. The new approval...
