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Supply Chain

Brentwood, Tenn.-based HealthTrust has selected Melville, N.Y.-based Canon U.S.A and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Virtual Imaging, a wholly owned Canon subsidiary, to provide RadPRO Digital Radiology systems for its member hospitals, according to a joint news release by the companies.

London, England-based Smith & Nephew and Austin-based ArthroCare Corp. have received early termination of the waiting period mandated by antitrust law, satisfying one of the requirements for Smith & Nephew's acquisition of AthroCare.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a Supplemental New Drug Application for Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer's Eliquis (apixaban) as a preventative measure against potential pulmonary embolism-causing blood clots for patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement therapy, according to…

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Dublin, Ireland-based Shire Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall on three lots of VPRIV, a long-term intravenous enzyme replacement therapy for patients with type 1 Gaucher disease, due to stainless steel and barium sulfate particulate matter found in a few…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Herstal, Belgium-based STX-Med to market Cefaly, the first medical device offering preventative treatment for migraines.

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