Broken cold chain kills four; REMS thwarts drug approval;
> Indian health officials have arrested a nurse who stored a measles and tetanus vaccine in her refrigerator overnight before administering it to about 20 children, leaving four dead and the rest in critical condition. Article
> Product labeling, a REMS, and manufacturing process details have delayed approval of the long-acting Type 2 diabetes candidate, Bydureon, a collaborative effort of Eli Lilly & Co., Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Alkermes. Item
> GlaxoSmithKline has signed a three-year deal for drug shipping in the UK. Release
> Wireless temperature monitoring in cold stores and refrigerated transports is available from E-Senza (release); separately, Melexis and ProximaRF offer an RFID sensor kit for cold chain data logging (item).
> Pharma giant Fresenius Kabi has opened an automated high-bay warehouse at the Cargo Centre Graz freight village in Austria. Article
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