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Alcon was founded in 1945 as a small pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was named for its founders, pharmacists Robert Alexander and William Conner [6] who focused on sterile ophthalmic products. Nestlé of Switzerland purchased Alcon in 1977. [7]
Different triggers for fresh frozen plasma may have little to no effect on major bleeding within 24 hours and serious adverse events measured by plasma transfusion-related complications within 24 hours. Furthermore, different triggers for fresh frozen plasma may reduce the number of individuals requiring a transfusion within 7 days. [14]
The average independent pharmacy had total sales of approximately $4 million and average prescription sales of approximately $3.7 million per location (accounting for 92.5% of all independent pharmacy sales). Over 26% of independent pharmacy owners have ownership in two or more pharmacies. [2]
This listing is limited to those independent companies and subsidiaries notable enough to have their own articles in Wikipedia. Both going concerns and defunct firms are included, as well as firms that were part of the pharmaceutical industry at some time in their existence, provided they were engaged in the production of human (as opposed to veterinary) therapeutics.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), also known as autologous conditioned plasma, is a concentrate of plasma protein derived from whole blood, centrifuged to remove red blood cells but retaining platelets. Though promoted for treating various medical conditions, evidence of its benefits was mixed as of 2020 , showing effectiveness in certain conditions ...
John Musil, a practicing pharmacist, founded Avella Specialty Pharmacy (formerly The Apothecary Shops) in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1996. [3] [4] [5] [9] [17] Avella has been on the Inc. 5000 list since 2007. [18] By 2009, Avella had sixteen physical locations, a call center, and a national distribution facility. [2] [6] [7] [19]
Plasma medicine is an emerging field that combines plasma physics, life sciences and clinical medicine. It is being studied in disinfection , healing, cancer [ 1 ] [ 2 ] , and surgery . Most of the research is in vitro and in animal models.
The total number of patents granted for biopharmaceuticals has risen significantly since the 1970s. In 1978 the total patents granted was 30. This had climbed to 15,600 in 1995, and by 2001 there were 34,527 patent applications. [ 23 ]