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Today's Globe: drug makers and China, anemia drug

Posted by Elizabeth Cooney March 14, 2008 06:44 AM

china%20drug%2085.bmpAt the same time medical imports from China are raising safety concerns worldwide, some Massachusetts life sciences companies are expanding manufacturing operations there.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said anemia drugs sold by Amgen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson should be used by only a limited number of chemotherapy patients (sixth item).

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Elizabeth Cooney is a former health reporter for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, where she also was a business reporter and an editor. Earlier in her career, she edited medical books and journals at Little, Brown, and worked for Boston magazine.

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