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Tablets & Capsules April 2017 9 deflazacort for any use in the USA. It is marketed by Marathon Pharma- ceuticals, Northbrook, IL. GPhA changes name to Association for Accessible Medicines WASHINGTON, DC—The Ge- neric Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) changed its name to the Association f or A ccessible Medicines. The organization seeks to improve access to safe, high-qual- ity, and effective medicines. Chain. The sample came from Fleming's niece's collection. The buyer was not identified. FDA approves Emflaza to treat muscular dystropy SILVER SPRINGS, MD—THE FDA approved Emflaza (deflazacort) tablets to treat patients age 5 and older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This is the first corticosteroid approved by the Agency to treat DMD and the first approval of tional more production and formula- tion methods, including hot-melt extrusion, spray drying, multiparticu- late systems, and lipid-based drug delivery. The report identifies the Asia Pacific region as the fastest growing regional market. industry news USA, EU to accept one another's GMP inspection results SILVER SPRINGS, MD—The USA and the European Union (EU) amended the Pharmaceutical Annex to the 1998 USA-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement to allow US and EU regulators to accept each other's GMP inspections of pharma- ceutical manufacturing facilities. The change enables the FDA and EU to avoid duplicating inspections, reduce inspection costs, and enable regula- tors to devote more attention to facilities in other parts of the world where there may be greater risk. ASTM International establishes cannabis committee CONSHOHOCKEN, PA—The American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM International) formed a committee to create technical standards for cannabis products and processes. The committee will develop stan- dards about indoor and outdoor hor- ticulture and agriculture; quality management systems; laboratory practices; processing and handling; security and transportation; and per- sonnel training, assessment, and credentialing. Old mold fetches more than $14,000 LONDON, UK—A 90-year-old mold of penicillin from the lab of Alexander Fleming was sold at auc- tion for $14,617, the Associated Press reports. Fleming discovered benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mold Penicillium notatum in 1928 and in 1945 was awarded a Nobel Prize for that work, as were Howard Florey and Ernst Boris WHAT WE DO WHAT WE ARE CAPSULES ARE THE VERY ESSENCE OF QUALICAPS ® We are uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive service through our growing global team of commercial, scientific, and technical experts. REDISCOVER QUALICAPS ® at www.qualicaps.com 11:44

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