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Another Drug Manufacturer Seeks to Restrict U.S. Access

By Steve Hall

Reuters posts, "Novartis moves to stop execution drug reaching US."  It's written by Katie Reid. Novartis (NOVN.VX) and its Sandoz unit, maker of a generic version of an anaesthetic used in lethal injections in the United States, have taken steps to try to stop the drug ending up in the United States. "Sandoz has also advised all of its subsidiaries with locally approved marketing authorisations for sodium thiopental to not sell the product to distributors or third parties that may be selling it into the U.S.," Novartis and Sandoz said in a statement. Last month, U.S. specialty medicines maker Hospira Inc (HSP.N) said it was halting its production of sodium thiopental as it did not want it to be used in executions...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 11, 2011 (boomark / email).