Archives for August 15, 2006

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European inhaled insulin market to explode

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

The convenience of non-invasive insulin delivery methods is set to overcome their high cost and concerns about safety and efficacy, with the greatest beneficiary being the European inhaled insulin market which is predicted to swell from $49.3m...

Merck 'delayed or impeded' probe into release from production plant

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Pennsylvania environmental regulators have accused Merck of hampering their investigation of a chemical discharge from its West Point facility that resulted in a major fish kill on the local creek and threatened the water supplies for the city of...

Packaging belongs to manufacturers says trade body

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

US manufacturers must stop shipping prescription drugs in bulk containers, leaving pharmacies to repackage them, as this practice makes the supply chain more vulnerable and leads to medication errors, the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC)...