Archives for December 17, 2003

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Solutia seeks bankruptcy protection

The troubles affecting the global chemicals industry were brought into sharp focus today when Solutia filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing onerous financial commitments to its former parent Monsanto that are hampering its ability to...

Flat outlook for antibacterials

Although there are a number of interesting new compounds in the antibacterial pipeline, none of them are likely to reach blockbuster status, according to a new report from Datamonitor.

Formulation answer to rare disease

Dutch formulation specialist ForTe has developed a new taste-masked formulation of sodium phenylbutyrate, used in the treatment of a group of rare metabolic disorders characterised by an inability to eliminate waste nitrogen, that is available for...

Industry makes fake drug recommendations

In response to growing concerns about counterfeit drugs in the US drug supply, an industry group has submitted a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a commentary on policy issues surrounding prescription drug counterfeiting, and...

Safe disposal of potent powders

The US subsidiary of Denmark's Nilfisk-Advance group has introduced a new collection container for its vacuum cleaners, designed to allow the safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials, including potent powder compounds in the pharmaceutical...