The FDA has approved Janssen Pharmaceuticals' supplemental new drug application for NUCYNTA, according to CSL Recruitment.
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National anesthesia management company, Arlington, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia, has added three anesthesiologists to leadership positions, according to HeraldOnline.com.
Certain blood clotting treatment algorithms can help decrease severe perioperative bleeding associated with cardiac surgery, according to a study from the September issue of Anesthesiology. The algorithms also decrease blood transfusion requirements and were associated with improved outcomes and hospital…
A paper published by the Journal of Neuroinflammation reported a key immune system component could be blocked to make morphine treatment more effective by blocking its frequent painful side effects, according to Health Canal.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance awarded agreements for disposable anesthesia products to Medline Industries of Mundelein, Ill., Smiths Medical of Rockland, Mich., and Vital Signs of Totowa, N.J., according to Business Wire.http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120814005002/en The agreements will be available to acute…
CONMED Corp. has announced it is acquiring Viking Systems for approximately $22.5 million, according to a news release.
Limerick, Penn.-based Teleflex announced it is buying Netherlands-based LMA International NV, an anesthesia and emergency care product company, for $276 million, according to Reuters.
FDA has announced it has approved Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, according to a news release.
New research published in Anesthesia & Analgesia suggests that new anesthetic agents currently in development could outperform traditional drugs, according to a Somnia Anesthesia blog post.
Teleflex, a global provider of specialty medical devices, announced its launch of a new epidural catheter, the Arrow FlexTip Plus, according to 4-traders.