APhA Views Behind-The-Counter Drug Status As Way To Improve Access To Care, Medication Use (Medical News Today)
Recently, at a public meeting sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) strongly supported the concept of making certain drugs available without a prescription, but only after consultation with a pharmacist. [click link for full article]

GE Healthcare Announces The Addition Of Liz Blackwood To Quality Leadership Team (Medical News Today)
GE Healthcare announced that industry expert Liz Blackwood has joined the GE Healthcare Quality team as Senior Vice President, Global Quality Assurance. Blackwood brings nearly 20 years of experience driving product and process quality improvements within the medical device industry to GE. [click link for full article]

Health Canada Licenses QIAGEN's New Molecular Test For Hepatitis B (Medical News Today)
QIAGEN announced that its newly released hepatitis B virus (HBV) assay kit is in compliance with Health Canada's medical device requirements. The artus HBV LC PCR Kit, which monitors the viral load of HBV infected patients, is now available to doctors in Canada to help them determine the success of a treatment. [click link for full article]