[Odette van der Haar] The requirements of the new
'food labelling' legislation, which became effective on 1 March 2012, presents an enormous opportunity for the advertising profession.
15 May 2012 09:12WASHINGTON, USA: A panel of experts on Thursday, 10 May 2012, urged US regulators to approve what could be the first new anti-obesity drug on the market in more than a decade - Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
14 May 2012 16:47Pharmaceutical manufacturer Adcock Ingram on Thursday, 3 May 2012, opened its newly upgraded Critical Care Factory in Aeroton, Gauteng, after spending R300 million on improving the facility.
4 May 2012 15:37
A new type of anti-epilepsy medication that selectively targets proteins in the brain that control excitability may significantly reduce seizure frequency in people whose recurrent seizures have been resistant to even the latest medications, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.
20 Apr 2012 15:53
The government has put measures in place aimed at reviving the waning pharmaceuticals production sector, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Friday, 13 April 2012.
16 Apr 2012 16:44WASHINGTON, USA: US regulators will decide in July whether to approve Qnexa, the first obesity drug in more than a decade, extending the initial deadline by three months, the California-based drug-maker VIVUS said.
13 Apr 2012 15:20
[Tamar Kahn] The National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers on Monday complained it had been sidelined by the Department of Trade and Industry as it drew up plans for preferential procurement for domestic medicine makers.
11 Apr 2012 07:29WASHINGTON, USA: The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, 3 April 2012, warned consumers not to take a product called "Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills" because they contain a suspected cancer-causing agent.
5 Apr 2012 07:17ROME, ITALY: US online auction giant eBay on Monday, 26 March 2012, banned global sales of sorbitol following the death of a 28-year-old Italian woman who consumed a phial of the sugar substitute as part of a food allergy test.
28 Mar 2012 12:55
It was unclear if government had formed a R1.6bn deal with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Lonza to establish the manufacturing of critical drug components, as the company issued a statement saying that talks were still at an early stage.
13 Feb 2012 12:00[Nashira Davids] Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has, as a precautionary measure, recalled the painkiller Excedrin in South Africa.
27 Jan 2012 17:18 The Gauteng Provincial Government says it has put in place measures to ensure the correct spending of public monies. "We are committed to a clean audit. We are committed to spending resources in a manner we can account for," Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said yesterday, 23 January 2012.
24 Jan 2012 10:17Aspen registered its Andosept trademark in 2005 and launched a pharyngeal product under that name in 2008, in direct competition with the market-leading product Andolex. The Andosept product was placed on pharmacy shelves in packaging similar to that used for Andolex.
12 Jan 2012 12:40
[Zeenat Moorad] With opportunities in developed markets slowly drying up, international players in the skin care market are likely to make moves to increase their share of sales in Africa and the Middle East where growth forecasts are strong, a research report has predicted.
5 Jan 2012 12:18
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