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MDLinx.com > DrugLinx > News Monday, Oct 16, 2006   
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October 16, 2006


FDA Approves New Sparkle For Rx DRUGS
Pharmacy Times
The FDA has approved new pharmaceutical pigmentation rules that are likely to give extra sparkle to the pills and tablets dispensed by American pharmacists. Under the new regulations, manufacturers will be allowed to use "pearlescent pigments" in virtually all oral human drugs, including tablets, pills, and liquids. Similar to the coloring agents used in many cosmetics, the new pigments can produce metallic or satiny finishes on drugs and can even be used to provide extra coloring...
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Nihon Kohden America, Inc. and Masimo Announce Patient Monitoring Agreement
Sales and Marketing Network
Nihon Kohden America, Inc., recognized as the fastest growing monitoring company in the United States, announced the signing of an agreement with Masimo Corporation. This new product offering will allow Nihon Kohden to integrate Masimo SET (Signal Extraction Technology) into their advanced line of bedside and patient monitoring products...
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FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips
FDA Drug Alerts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect blood glucose values--either too high or too low--which might result in a patient taking either too much or too little insulin and lead to serious injury or death. No injuries have been reported to FDA to date...

October 13, 2006


New Easy-To-Learn Blood Glucose Meter Focuses On The Essentials Of Testing
Johnson & Johnson
LifeScan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, has introduced the OneTouch? UltraMini? Blood Glucose Monitoring System, designed for people with diabetes who may feel overwhelmed by the demands of managing their disease and are seeking simple, more affordable blood glucose testing. The new blood glucose monitor offers just the basics of testing in a small, lightweight meter that is simple to use...
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New, First Of-Its-Kind VIACTIV? for Teens Helps Calcium-Deficient Girls "Bone Up"
Johnson & Johnson
A startling nine out of 10 teenage girls between the ages of 12-19 do not get enough calcium from diet alone. Since nearly half of all bone mass is formed during teenage years, it is important these girls supplement their diet with calcium to support growth of healthy bones. Today, McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, introduces VIACTIV? for Teens Calcium Soft Chews, a new portable, great tasting, chewable calcium supplement that provides needed calcium and suits the active lifestyle of pre-teen and teenage girls...
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October 12, 2006


Baxter Announces Launch of BAXJECT(R) II Needle-Less Transfer Device for ADVATE(R)
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced the availability of BAXJECT II, an innovative needle-less transfer device designed to make the reconstitution and mixing of hemophilia factor therapies easier, faster and safer (as compared to the original BAXJECT and needles). BAXJECT II is the newest convenience feature to be added to ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Plasma/Albumin- Free Method], the only factor VIII therapy free of blood-based additives...
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Medtronic Announces Availability of Crescent Instrument Set
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Medtronic, Inc. announced the U.S. market availability of the Crescent(TM) Instrument Set for use in orthopedic surgeries. This set of precision inserting and tamping instruments, trialing instruments and derotation and extraction instruments may be used by spine surgeons during construct insertion when performing a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and other procedures...
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Synovis Life Technologies Signs Agreement With Caldera Medical
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Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., a diversified medical device manufacturer, and Caldera Medical, Inc., a women's health company, have signed an agreement under which Caldera will distribute Synovis Veritas, a unique collagen matrix, under the Caldera brand Hydrix(TM) XM. The agreement covers the urology, gynecology and urogynecology markets in the United States and all regions outside of U.S...
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Elekta Selected to Deliver Four Advanced Radiation Therapy Systems to Ireland
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Elekta, a world leader in advanced radiation therapy, comprehensive cancer management and non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, announced the award of business from St Luke's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. The full project, with a total value of over 10 MEUR includes the installation of four Elekta Synergy, Elekta's highly advanced medical linear accelerators incorporating intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy (IMRT and IGRT)...
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Elekta Wins Tender to Deliver Sophisticated 3-D Brain Mapping Technology to Leading German Institution
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Elekta has won a tender to deliver Elekta Neuromag, the world-leading equipment for non-invasive registration of nerve cell activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology to Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science (MPI CBS) in Leipzig, Germany...
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