Safety syringe firm teetering on the brink
The Scottish manufacturer of a safety syringe used in a new AIDS drug has sacked most of its staff and shut down its only production facility, but will continue to develop the technology.
Archives for December 10, 2003
FDA wants e-format for all labels
Companies filing for approval of their drugs in the US market must now supply all information on the product's labelling and package insert in an electronic format, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Bar codes get top billing
Bar code scanning systems, which scan medications and patient identification bracelets at hospital bedsides to verify patients are receiving the correct medications, were voted the top choice for preventing medication errors in a new survey.
Peptide a forerunner to novel antibiotic class?
A team of researchers in Sweden have developed a drug based on a naturally-occurring protein that could represent a new class of antibacterial to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Another dimension in cell biology
A US start-up company specialising in biomaterials, 3DMatrix, has developed a synthetic scaffold product that can be used to create self-assembling, microscale environments to encourage the growth of cells in culture.