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SFDA Deputy Commissioner Wu Zhen meets the delegation of MHLWOn the morning of August 23, 2011, Wu Zhen, Deputy Commissioner of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), met with the visiting delegation headed by Dr. Yoshinobu Hirayama, Councilor for Pharm2011/8/26
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Simcere receives Chinese SFDA approval for Iremod to treat active rheumatoid arthritisSimcere Pharmaceutical Group ("Simcere" or the "Company") (NYSE: SCR), a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary2011/8/26
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Removal of OTC drugs for toddlers from the market reduces therapeutic errorsA new study by researchers at the University of Maryland has revealed a 46 percent drop in reported errors after drugmakers in October 2007 removed from the market a number of over-the-counter cough a2011/8/26
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UK announces largest-ever research investmentThe UK Government has announced five-year funding worth £800m for research into diagnosis, prevention and treatment, the nation's largest-ever investment into early-stage health research. The2011/8/25
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The British Pharmacopoeia 2012 is Now AvailableSO (The Stationery Office), on behalf of the British Pharmacopoeia Secretariat of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has just published the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 20122011/8/24
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Prescription drug shortages forcing docs, pharmacists to scramblexperts say shortage of certain hospital drugs has become a major crisis. San Francisco Chronicle: Critical Drugs In Short Supply Record shortages of prescription drugs in the United States are fo2011/8/24
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The 6th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) for Law Publicity and Education in National Food and Drug Supervision and Administration System releasedThe State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) recently issued the 6th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) for Law Publicity and Education in National Food and Drug Supervision and Administration System. The pl2011/8/23
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Pharmacist survey slams pharmaceutical majorsn Independent Pharmacy Federation survey has highlighted problems in obtaining supplies of leading medications from several pharmaceutical majors. Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Sanofi were all named in the2011/8/23
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New technique can detach sugars from carrier molecule, reattach them to drugsThe surface of cells and many biologically active molecules are studded with sugar structures that are not used to store energy, but rather are involved in communication, immunity and inflammation. In2011/8/23
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VOA News examines new drug compound that shows broad-based efficacy in lab testsVOA News looks at a new drug compound developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that they say has so far "killed every virus it's been tested on in the laboratory." "2011/8/23