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unusual facts about pharmaceuticals



AMBER

It is maintained by an active collaboration between David Case at Rutgers University, Tom Cheatham at the University of Utah, Tom Darden at NIEHS, Ken Merz at Florida, Carlos Simmerling at Stony Brook University, Ray Luo at UC Irvine, and Junmei Wang at Encysive Pharmaceuticals.

Anders Hallberg

Anders Hallbergs research is devoted to finding new pharmaceuticals via fast chemistry to combat infections diseases such as HIV, the HCV (Hepatitis C virus) and Malaria as well as finding new therapies for cardio-vascular disorders.

Angel Ortiz

He became involved in a project financed mostly by Menarini Pharmaceuticals, aimed at the rationalization of the biochemical activity of a number of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes from different sources and, ultimately, at the design of novel inhibitors of human synovial fluid PLA2 tagged as anti-inflammatory agents.

ARBS

ARBs – Angiotensin II receptor blockers; a group of pharmaceuticals

BB Biotech

At of September 30, 2013the six largest holdings in the BB Biotech portfolio were (in order of value): a 13% stake in Celgene; 11% of Isis Pharmaceuticals; 10.4% of Actelion; 9.6% of Gilead; 7.7% of Incyte and 4.5% of Vertex.

Bobby Baccalieri

As a partial result of this awkward incident, Bobby was tasked with murdering the brother-in-law of one of Tony's Québécois associates, an important hit that formed part of a deal to save money on a pharmaceuticals racket.

Brian J.G. Pereira

In addition, Pereira was a member of the advisory boards of Amgen and Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals along with several other organizations.

CRLX101

It was developed by Mark E. Davis, professor of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, and associates at Insert Therapeutics, Inc., now Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., hence the original name "IT-101".

Cubist Pharmaceuticals

In July 2013, Cubist Pharmaceuticals agreed to purchase Trius Therapeutics and Optimer Pharmaceuticals for around $1.6 billion.

Dalandanan, Valenzuela

It boasts of different business industries like publishing and printing (JO-ES Publishing House, Inc., Mega-Jesta Prints, Inc.), banking and finance (Bank of the Philippine Islands, BDO, Bank of Commerce, and Eastwest Bank), retail (Puregold Valenzuela, Wilcon Depot), pyrotechnic (Victory Fireworks), and biotech and pharmaceuticals (Scheele Laboratories).

Daniel Vasella

He was replaced by his hand-picked successor, Joseph Jimenez, the Division Head of Novartis Pharmaceuticals at the time.

Dhaka Dynamites

The industries under this Group include Textiles, Basic Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Jute, Marine Foods, Real Estate and Development.

Electric toothbrush

The Broxo Electric Toothbrush was introduced in the USA by E. R. Squibb and Sons Pharmaceuticals in 1959.

Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products

"Pharmaceuticals", or prescription and over-the-counter medications made for human use or veterinary or agribusiness purposes, are common PPCPs found in the environment.

Ernest Mario

After Alza, Mario became Chairman and CEO of Reliant Pharmaceuticals, based in Liberty Corner, New Jersey.

Fort Detrick

This research was originally overseen by pharmaceuticals executive George W. Merck and for many years was conducted by Ira L. Baldwin, professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin.

Frederik Paulsen

Frederik Paulsen Sr (1909–1997), medical doctor and founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Gary Rodríguez

In 1996, he was part of an internship with Jansen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson, working as an auditor and accountant in their factories in Puerto Rico and New Jersey.

Gemifloxacin

Oscient Pharmaceuticals has licensed the active ingredient from LG Life Sciences of Korea.

Hauppauge Industrial Association

Past winners and finalists include: Allstate Insurance, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Community Development Corp., American Heart Association, EAC, Inc., Fuoco Group, Grassi & Co., H2M, Island Pro Digital, Then Kensington Company, mindSHIFT Technologies, Habitat for Humanity of Long Island, Middle Country Public Library, Stalco Construction, United Way of Long Island, VAI, Inc. and many others.

Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

In 2010 it was awarded to Deirdre Connelly president of North America Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline.

Holy Jesus Hospital

Urwins Chemical Factory operated on the site from 1913, producing industrial and domestic chemicals and pharmaceuticals as well as filing first aid boxes until 1961 when it moved to Stepney bank in Ouseburn.

Jeffery W. Kelly

Kelly has cofounded three biotechnology companies, FoldRx Pharmaceuticals (with Susan Lindquist), now owned by Pfizer, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (with Andrew Dillin and Richard Morimoto) (a private corporation) and Misfolding Diagnostics (with Xin Jiang and Justin Chapman; a private corporation).

Judy Lewent

Since then Lewent has also been responsible for Merck's collaboration with Johnson & Johnson in a consumer pharmaceuticals joint venture, for the setting up of the animal health company Merial (a joint venture with the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis), and for Merck's ongoing relationships with AstraZeneca and DuPont.

Levocetirizine

In Bangladesh levocetirizine is available in 5 mg tablet & 2.5 mg/5 mL oral liquid formulation with the brand name of Alcet marketed by Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Seasonix marketed by Incepta Pharmaceuticals.

Lufthansa Cargo

In May 2011, Lufthansa Cargo opened another hub at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, in order to transport temperature-sensitive goods, especially pharmaceuticals, between South East Asia and Europe (and onwards to the United States).

Mary Elizabeth Maugham

Her parents married in 1917, after her mother's divorce from the British pharmaceuticals magnate Henry Wellcome.

New Wafd Party

Pharmaceuticals tycoon El-Sayyid el-Badawi is the current party chairman after winning Al-Wafd's internal election on 28 May 2010 against Mahmoud Abaza, who was the party chairman after succeeding Numan Gumaa in 2006.

Obetrol

In 1993, Rexar was acquired by Richwood Pharmaceuticals of Florence, Kentucky, which in 1995 merged with Shire Pharmaceuticals.

PatientsLikeMe

Some of PatientsLikeMe’s past and present partners include UCB, Novartis, Sanofi, Avanir Pharmaceuticals and Acorda Therapeutics.

Peter Gorman

Gorman’s main work since 1984 has focused on collecting artifacts and learning about medicinal plants in Peru’s Amazon jungle, the collected artifacts being for American Museum of Natural History in New York and the medicinal plants for Shaman Pharmaceuticals.

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Other companies there include Iroko Pharmaceuticals, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Rhoads Industries, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub), RevZilla.com, and Mark Group, Inc.

Polycap

Polycap is a specific five-in-one fixed dose combination polypill created by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited of Ahmedabad, India that combines moderate levels of five different medications in a single, one-a-day pill aimed at reducing/preventing heart attacks and strokes.

Preemption

"Preemption" is also sometimes used in the United States to refer to the displacing effect state laws might have on ordinances enacted by municipalities, especially in the context of alcoholic beverage laws, gun laws, zoning laws banning hydrofracking, and in the area of FDA approved pharmaceuticals.

Puritan Bennett

1997: Nellcor Puritan Bennett became a part of Mallinckrodt, a medical products company with product lines in respiratory care, diagnostic imaging and analgesic pharmaceuticals.

R. K. Kamboj

Thereafter, he moved to Canada to join Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc (a part of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Toronto), as its Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer.

Randal J. Kirk

New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (previously traded on NASDAQ prior to its acquisition by Shire plc in 2007) (Chairman 1996-2007)

Sex effects of water pollution

One source that is becoming more visible is water pollution through pharmaceuticals.

Surendranagar city

Many SMEs & industry is also present, and is involved in such things as confectionery, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, engineering plastics and salt production.

Tamsulosin

Tamsulosin was developed by Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals (now part of Astellas Pharma) and was first marketed in 1996 under the trade name Flomax.

Terry McGuire

These investments include Akamai, Aspect Medical Systems, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, GlycoFi, Transform Pharmaceuticals, and Remon Medical Technologies.

Toray Industries

The company has also diversified into areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical products, reverse osmosis bigmembranes, electronics, IT-products, housing and engineering, as well as advanced composite materials.

Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis

In late 2011, the European Medicines Agency approved the transthyretin kinetic stabilizer Tafamidis or Vyndaqel discovered by Jeffery W. Kelly and developed by FoldRx pharmaceuticals (acquired by Pfizer in 2010) for the treatment of FAP based on clinical trial data.

TTK Group

The TTK Group is an Indian business conglomerate with a presence across several segments of industry including consumer durables, pharmaceuticals and supplements, bio-medical devices, maps and atlases, consular visa services, virtual assistant services and health care services.

Waddill Catchings

He was a director of major corporations in diverse fields, including leather, motion pictures (Warner Brothers), radio, television, recorded music (Muzak Holdings), tin cans, dry goods, rubber, pharmaceuticals, automobiles (Studebaker and Chrysler), typewriters, breakfast cereals, lumber, mail-order merchandising, music publishing, and electric power.

Weesp

There were large facilities of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, until February 2010 when Abbott Laboratories of North Chicago, IL, USA acquired Solvay Pharmaceuticals.


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