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# Former FDAMan Indicted

Ti e forme rhea d o fFoo d & Dru g Ad
- •nmistralion' s generi cdru g divisio n ha s Le n indicte d i n Baltimore

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. o n tw o count s o flyin g t o governmen tinvestiga
tor s abou tM i contac t wit h pharmaceuti
ca l manufacturer s Th e tw o Federa l gran d jur yindict
ments , th e lates troun d o fcharge s i n th e two-yea rinvestigatio n o fFD Aan d th e generi cdru g industry , name d Marvi n Seife , wh o retire d a s directo ro fth e agency' s generi cdru g divisio n a l th e en d ofIW 9 Mr

. Seif e i s th e highes trankin g FD A officia l t o b e indicte d i n th e ongoin g inves
tigatio n an d Ih e las tt o b e charge d i n th e corruptio n phas e o fth e probe , accordin g t o t' S Attorney' s offic e i n Baltimore

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fbot h counts , h e (ace s u p t o 1 0 year s i n priso n an d J500.00 0 i n fine s M r Seife , wh o hel d hi s positio n fo r1 7 years , was responsibl e fo rreviewin g applica
tion s fro m pharmaceutica l manufactur
er s seekin g approva l l o marke tgeneri c drug s Th e Indictment s sa ytha ti n 198 9 Mr

. Seif e lie d t o a n FD Ainvestigato rwhe n h e denie d meetin g wil h tw o generi cdru g maker s i n 198 7 l o discus s agenc ybusi
ness , an d tha t h e mad e a simila rstate
men ti n testimon ybefor e a congressiona l committe e Federa l prosecutor s sa ythe yexpec tt o spen d th e nex tyea rseekin g charge s agains tpharmaceutica l companie s lha l ma yhav e cheate d o n safel ytest s require d t o gai n FD Aapproval

. Generi cdrug s ar e approve d fo rsal e i fregulator s conclud e the yar cequivalen t t o origina l name bran d product s 

# EnergyTaxCoul d Fun d Environment , Says Alco a

Anationa l energ yta xI s th e onl yvi
abl e mean s o faddressin g th e mountin g environmenta l problem s i n th e US , ac cordin g t o Pau l H O'Neill , chairma n an d chie fexecutiv e office ro fAluminu m Compan yo fAmeric a Speakin g a l Ih e annua l meetin g o fth e Ai r & Wast e Managemen tAssu>:iatio n i n Pills
burg

. M r0'Nei| t challenge d th e Bus h Ad
ministratio n t o reduc e ih e Federa l defici t wit h th e energ yta xrevenue s i n orde rt o pro mot e th e investmen ttha i wil l generat e th e necessaryenvironmenta l dollar s "A s I thin k

abou tth e environment, " Mr

. O'Neil l said , "nothin g seem s cleare rl o m e tha n ih e seemingl yunseverabl e connectio n beiwe<- n th e conditio n o fth e environmen t an d ei.erg yutilizatio n I n fact , i fw e wer e limitt d toonl yon e polic yinterventio n t o im
prov e th e environmenta l conditio n an d fu
tur e i n th e US

. 1 woul d choos e a polic yaime d a tenerg yproductivit yan d conservation, " h e •aid

. Aske d ho wh e (vl l Congres s woul d respon d t o suc h a ta xU S Re p Dou g Walgre n (D-P a )

. als o speakin g a l th e meeting , sai d tha ti t woul d oni yStiCcec d '•'• '•'. wer e a trul ybiparti
sa n effort , o ri fth e Presiden t too k th e lea i Michae l R

. Deland

. chairma n o fth e presi
dent' s Counci l o n Environmenta l Quality , stresse d tha tIh e rea l answe rt o pollutio n contro l i s t o eliminat e i t a tth e sourc e "V> e mus tshif l ou rfocu s t o pollutio n prevention,' ' h e said , "rathe rtha n spendin g million s o r billion s l o clea n u p a nu-s s a l ih e en d o fth e pip e F Accordin g l o Mr

. Deland

. "Pollutio n pre ventio n —no t pollutio n contro l —wil l b e th e centerpiec e o fth e Bus h Administration' s en vironmenta l agend a " Aprimar ytopi ca tih e meeting , attende d b vmor e tha n 5,00 0 environmenta l profes
sionals , wa s th e impendin g passag e o fth e ne wClea n Ai rAct

. Sinc e a majo rconcer n center s o n ho wt o allor d th e implication s o fsuc h legislatio n reactio n t o Mr

. O'Neill' s recommendatio n tha t energ yla xrevenue s b e applie d t o th e Federa l defici t wer e mixed

. Man ymember s countere d lha t a mor e direc tapplicatio n o f th e fund s t o th e energ yprogram s migh tb e mor e beneficia l Re p Walgre n stressed , however , tha i un les s thedefici t wa s brough t unde rcontrol , (h e U S woul d los e it s abilit yt o b e competitiv e a s a n economy
. Whe n aske d whether , I n th e fac e o fthi s deficit , th e U S woul d suppor t a Marshall-typ e pla n fo rEaster n Europe , Mr

. Walgre n sai d tha tther e woul d b e suppor t bu t i t wasn' t clea rcc * th e fund s woul d b e identifie d M rO'Neil l suggeste d tha t perhap s mone y isn' ta s importan tt o solvin g th e environmen
ta l problem s o fdevelopin g countrie s a s i s changin g th e expectation s withi n them

. 

# Hous e Give s Quic k

Okay T o Wast e Minimizatio n Bil l

Th e Hous e gav e quic k approva l las t wee k t o legislatio n designe d t o encour ag e industr yt o minimiz e it s outpu to f waste

. Th e bil l ha s th e suppor to fth e chemica l industr yan d othe rmanufac
turer s becaus e i t take s a multimedi a ap proac h an d encourages , rathe rtha n mandates , wast e reductio n Sponsore d b yRe p Howar d Wolp e (D
Mic h I

. (h e "Wast e Reductio n Ac to f1990' " i s likel yt o b e ih e onl ywast e managemen t measur e passe d b yCongres s thi s vea rTh e Resourc e Conservatio n £Recover yAc i i s u p lo rreauthorization , bu teffort s t o pas s th e ne w(lea n Ai rAc tar e expecte d t o ti e u p th e congressiona l environmenta l committee s to rth e remainde ro fth e curren t sessio n Hous e passag e o fth e wast e reductio n bil l • » ! pu tpressur e o n th e Senat e l o ac t o n a n identica l measur e introduce d b ySen

. Fran k Lauunber g (D-. N J. ) las l yea rTh e Senat e ha s J>ee n reluctan tt o pas s wast e reductio n legis
- «''«>n i tha i i s no tpar to fa comprehensiv e J '"-'authorizatio n packag e 

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### ' whir h ha s ,,M fSU 

### PP° « °' t h e D «!> n Administration , attempt s t o shif tth e c u m n temphasi s o n pollutio n treatmen tan d Cleanu p i o po^mo n preventio n b yprovidin g industrie s wit h incentive s l o reduc e th e ani '-' " nur - turing

. "Thi s bil l i s aime d a l wher e ih e prob
le m begins.' ' say s Re p Wolp e "Th e bes t wa y l o dea l wit h hazardou s wast e i s no t t o pro duc e it. " Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yadmin
istrato rWillia m KReill ysay s th e legislatio n i s " a ste p i n Ih e righ t direction

. * bu tbroade r measure s ar e neede d H e ha s tol d Congres s th e Administratio n consider s pollutio n pre ventio n it s secon d highes t environmenta l pri
orit yafte rrenewin g th e Clea n Ai rAc t Th e bil l woul d establis h a nationa l polic y o fplacin g a hig h priorit yo n th e reductio n o r eliminatio n o fhazardou s waste s a t tri r sourc e an d th e recyclin g o rtreatin g o fan y hazardou s wast e tha t i s generate d Th e dis
posa l o fhazardou s wast e woul d b e consid
ere d a las tresor t Th e legislatio n woul d direc t EP At o se t u p a n offic e t o develo p 3n d implemen t a strat
eg yt o reduc e th e productio n o fhazardou s waste s I t wauk l b e responsibl e fo rcoordinat
in g th e colloeiio n o finformatio n abuu l activ
itie s o fcompanie s unde rsectio n 31 3 o fth e 198 6 superfun d amendments

. Manufacturer s woul d b e require d t o ad d dat a o n effort s l o reduc e wast e chemical s t o th e informatio n o n toxi cchemica l releases the yalread ymus tsubmi t t o EP Aan d certai n slat e official s 

# DuPo r

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. say s I t ha s receive d Federa l governmen t ap prova l t o marke t th e firs tSovie t dru g license d an d clinicall ydevelope d b ya n America n pharmaceutica l compan y Th e compan ysay s Foo d & Dru g Adminis
tratio n ha s agree d t o permi tth e us e o f"Elh
- mozine " (moncizin e HCI ) lo rth e treatmen t o fabnorma l an d life-threatenin g ' rhythm s know n a s ventricula rarrhythrrt i i s Thes e irregula rheartbeat s ar e cause d b y hear t attack , coronar yarter yblockag e an d othe rdisorders , an d ar e directl ylinke d t o mor e lha n 300,00 0 death s eac h year
. Dr

. Joh n Mullane , directo ro fdru g devel
opmen t fo rD u Pont , say s th e dru g was dis
co s ere d i n ih e lat e 1960 s i n Mosco wan d ha s bee n availabl e i n th e Sovie t Unio n fo rabou t 1 8 year s D u Po m researcher s firs tlearne d o fth e dru g o n a tri p t o th e Sovie tUnio n i n 1971

. b e say*

. Th e compan yapplie d fo rFD Aapprova l l o sel l th e dru g i n th e U S i n Septembe r1987

. Manufacture d an d markete d b yD u Pon l Pharmaceuticals , "Ethmonne " wil l b e avail
abl e i n th e U S I n Septembe ro fthi s yea r Unde ril s agreemen t wit h D u Pont , th e Sovie t governmen t wil l receiv e royaltie s o f4 per cent

. Ake ybenefi t o fth e dru g i s il s lac k o fsid e effects , limite d mainl yt o nause a an d dizzt


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nes s i n 1 0 l o 1 5 percen t o fpatients , ac e t o D rMullan e H e say s compa i medicine s currentl yo n th e marke t ca n caus e othe rarrhythmias.

. Dr

. Mullan e say s th e averag e dall ydos e o f Continue d o n Pag e <• *

Joh n LUthoil , forme rchie foperatin g older t o f Mallinckrod t Inc.

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# S oraiion

. H a rtpiact s D rLoui s ramandui , wh o a » bee n name d chairma n o l ih « board

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# Paten t Offic e Stud yFind s DowWome n Lea d i n Patent s

Do wChemica l Compan ylead s corpo rat e Americ a i n th e numbe ro fcompany owne d patent s grante d t o it s wome n sci
entist s an d inventors , accordin g t o a stud yb yth e U S Paten t an d Trademar k 

## Office Spannin g 1977 throug h 1988

. th e stud ysay s Dow

. wit h 354 patent s grante d t o wome n in
vestors , ha s th e mos tfemal e patentee s o fan y corporatio n receivin g U S paten' s Th e stud ywas prepare d b yth e paten t of
fic e a s par i o fih e bicentennia l celebratio n o f th e signin g o fth e origina l Paten t Ac ti n 1790

. Amon g th e US-origi n utilit ypatent s grante d durin g th e 12-yea rperiod , wome n inventor s showe d th e greates tparticipatio n wilhi n chemica l technologies

. Secon d l o Do wi n patent s issue d t o wome n was IB M Corporation , wil h 322

. followe d b y Genera l Electri cwit h 25 2 Amon g othe r chemica l companie s liste d i n th e study

. D u Pon l wa s i n eight h plac e wil h 136 an d Unio n Carbid e was nint h wit h 13 1 Commentin g o n th e a
. i ran k Popoff

. presiden t an d CI F formanc e i n thi s stud yno t onl yl l hav e lon g provide d opportunitie s fo rwome n i n science , i t als o clearl ydemonstra ; 

### professiona l excellenc e »n d th e leadershi p qualitie s o fou rwome n scientis t standin g contribution s t o scienc e throug h thei rsuccesse s wit h Do whav e bee n o f benefit , no t onl yl o thei rcompany , bu t t o thei rIndividua l field s o fscientifi cen Wil h patent s totallin g 187 , som e ofIh e mos t outstandin g Do winventor s In

. Sall yP Ginter , directo ro fth e chemital i an d metals , solvent s ca l mag , an d clecirnchem
Ical s technica l servic e an J developmen t la b orator yi n Dow' s chemical s an d performanc e product s department

. Midlan d Mid i wh o

Continue d o n Pag e 1 4 

# Formaldehyd e Deman d Forecas t T o Hi t 7. 4 Billio n Pound s i n '9 4
Formaldehyd e deman d i n th e U S wil l expan d 3 percen tannuall yt o 7. 4 billio n pound s i n 1994 , accor d in g t o a ne wstud y bvLFiegdonTaCrou p Inc 1 jtjieCle^lajTd , Ohio-base d marke tresearc h firm

. Averag e priccrwii i gro w3 7 percen t annu ally , drive n mainl yb yincrease s i n methano l feedstoc k

prices , whic h represeni~oyc rJ7 D percen t o [ formaldehyd e m.-innfni-inrin p cous
. A s a result , formaldehyd e valu e wil l reac h J90 0 millio n Tb*rrn0S* l rtsln s wil l continu e t o provid e Ih e majo rformaldehyd e market , bu t smalle r market s suc h a s polyacela l plastics , acetyleni cchemical s an d methy l diiso
cyanat e *il | presen tgrowt h opportunities , Freedoni a siy s Thermose t resin s ar e use d m3inl ya s adhe
rtves an d bondin g apenl s fo rth e productio n o fwoo d product s suc h a s plywoo d an d parti
cleboar d Deman d fo rthermose t res)ns

. linke d t o mature , highl ycyclica l buildinj j an d c<iraSUULtlutt-naa£lLei£J5_pxflji5; ^ ove r3 percen tannuallxthrflu.gu.19j H l o 3 9 6inWiTpo.unuT " IfTf-a^m g f'por'* n fn « tnm^ rI P pla w o ffhiish^d_Mioodj)rodijc i ..nlU J
woo d 

## grown the resin s an d si t moihy i mar JteTT ' Th e relativel ysmal l marke t fo rpolya c etal s wil l presen t opportunitie s ba v meta l replacemen t appl u tiv e an d othe rmarke d Carmaldchyd e fonjandforpol'

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## Upercen t innMlttjilfllUtllff

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n i o f acetylenicchemicalsjycr*. , wil l espandjear i 

## thrtiiuti-iAa»_iu Acetyleni cchemical. ' ar cuat d i n growin g t l lo rth e producti

. < ylen e terephthalat e plas n bumpers , whil e acetylen e che m NC k i s letrahydrotura n wil l

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# Formaldehyde Continue d fro m Pag e 5 grotrt h martlet s i n spande zfiber s an d elas tomers . Formaldehyd e usedj n theproduc tio n o fmethy l dnsocyanaleslTi.U)lij..Wi U prows. ? percelit.annuall ythroug h 199 4 t o 29 0 millio n pounds
. . •"Tn'DI s ar e used mainl yfo rth e productio n o f rigi d an d resilien t foame d polyurethanes
. Deman d fo rMDI s wil l b e drive n bycontinu in g stron g acceptanc e ofresilien t foame d product s i n newhom e constructio n an d re modelin g projects
. Othe rmarket s fo rresilien t foams , suc h a s automotiv e an d furnitur e cushioning , wil l als o remai n strong . Apotentia l threa t t o growt h i n thi s are a ma yresul t fro m restric tion s i n Ih e use ofchlorofluorocarbo n blow in g agent s i n th e productio n offoame d ure thanes , Freedoni a says . Pentaerythrito l an d hexamine , bot h facin g matur e markets , slo wgrowt h application s an d pressure s fro m competitiv e materials , wil l see below-averg e growth
. Th e majorit y ofpentaerythrito l i s used i n th e productio n of alky d resin s fo rcoatings , whil e hexamine' s application s includ e curin g agent s fo rpheno li c resin s an d nitrilotriaceti c aci d use d i n detergents
. "Othe ruses " fo rformaldehyd e hav e de cline d sharpl yi n th e las t decad e du e l o regu lation s restrictin g man yofformaldehyde' s direc t uses . Wit h direc t uses nearl yphase d out , deman d i n thi s segment , nowconfine d largel yl o resi n production , wil l stabilize
. SPECIALIZE D PRODUCER S ACTIV E Ther e ar e 1 4 producer s offormaldehyd e i n th e Unite d Stales
. Freedonj a .estimates
. four

_ companie s —Borde'n THoechs l Celanese
. Georjfia-t'acili c an d Dupon t —conlrol~ove r iTTfee-fo"urtK

s o 7 U.S^formaldehyile_ptodLt , lio n Nevertheless , relativel ysmal l special ize ? producer s suc h a s Alcola c an d Wrigh t Chemical s maintai n a presenc e i n Ih e formaldehyd e industxy^ —ViO '•! (.lif e < Approximaiely(7()7percen t o fformalde hyd e i s consume d captively , maim yto rm e productio n u fllieiiiiuselliii g iiains
. There mainderissold-on-ih c mcrchgiiHnafket ?

- wunth e exceptio n oi_iormaiaem : 'ae_resins' , ther e afi ; onT

va fe wproducer s nTparlwiritip ' formaldehyd e derivatives
. Ther e ar e onl y ffv e producer s o fhexamine , fou rofmethy l diisocyanales , an d thre e ofeac h o fpentaery thrito l an d 1,4-butanediol
. Vgrlica l integra tio n int o upstrea m production
. 0 fmelhano L feedstock " jinddownstrea m ..derivativ e pro dncriDTTi s a n importan t sttalegvLin.Th s forjiaia^KyfleLUidiislry " Foreig n trad e (excep t indirectl yi n de creajin£expor| s offinishe d wooq.ntuiiluls ) wil l continu e t o pla ya mino rrol e i n th e fomiajde|iyd£jl!5^erWatiyeijn3^ ^ P a £jl y" ampl e i n mee t future"needs
. 

# Ethy l Trie s Agai n Continue d fro m Pag e 7 government . Th e nowdiversifie d Fortun e SO O compan yha d ne t sale s an d insuranc e revenue s o

f$2. 4 billio n an d a ne t profi t of S23 1 millio n i n 1989
. I n requestin g promp t approva l o fit s waive rapplication , Mr
. Wilkin s remarked , "Ethy l has me t th e statutor ystandard
. More over , base d o n th e result s o fEthyl' s les t pro gram , tota l emission s i n car s usin g th e j.idi tiv e —includin g emission s ofbenzen e an d formaldehyd e —

coul d b e reduce d byu p t o 1.7 billio n pound s by1999. " Th e test result s showe d tha t use of"HiTec " 300 0 reduce d emission s o ftota l regulate d pollutant s by7. 8 percen t an d nitroge n oxide s b ya n averag e of2 0 percent , accordin g t o Ethyl
. Th e compan yals o conducte d test s t o deter min e wha t impact , i fany , use ofth e additiv e has o n th e material s use d i n automotiv e emissio n contro l systems . "Th e testin g shows tha t HiTec ' 300 0 wil l not caus e pluggin g of catalyti c converters, " says Mr
. Wilkins
. "I n fact , Ethyl' s testin g shows tha t catalyti c con verte refficiencie s wer e actuall yimprove d b yth e presenc e ofth e additiv e i n th e fuel. " Th e Ethy l executiv e say s thes e finding s ar e supporte d b yth e experienc e i n Canada , wher e th e fue l additiv e ha s bee n used fo rth e past decade
. Automobile s i n Canad a teste d usin g fue l containin g "HiTec " 300 0 a t twic e th e concentratio n requeste d i n th e waive r hav e show n n o sign s o fcatalys t pluggin g af te ralmos t 100,00 0 mile s ofvehicl e opera lion , accordin g l o Peiro-Canada , Inc
. U S aui o maker s hav e claime d i n th e pas t tha t th e octan e enhance rcoul d clo g catalyti c converters , renderin g the m les s effectiv e fo r emissio n control
. Th e aut o industr ydi d no l testif ya l Ih e hearing , bu t i s expecie d l o fil e comment s wil h EP Anext month
. Th e waive rapplicatio n file d wit h EP Ai s fo rapprova l a t a concentratio n o f1/3 2 gra m pe rgallon , o rabou t Vi teaspoo n fo ra 20-gal io n lank
. I n ligh t o fth e ongoin g effort s t o reformu lat e gasolin e l o reduc e automobil e emis sions
. Ih e compan ysays i t als o conducte d a serie s oftest s l o confir m (h e compatibilit yof "HiTec " 300 0 wit h reformulate d fuels
. "Th e additiv e i s compatibl e wit h a wid e variet yo

ffue l blends , an d th e emission s re duction s mad e possibl e byuse ofth e additiv e wil l complemen t th e emission s reduction s mad e possibl e byuse o freformulate d gaso lin e suc h a s oxygenate d fuels, " sav a M r Wilkins
. • H e say s th e additiv e ca n b e used t o reduc e Ih e aromati c conten t o freformulate d gaso lin e withou t sacrificin g octane , thereb yfur the rreducin g emission s o fbot h criteri a pol lutant s an d othe rpollutant s suc h a s benzen e an d formaldehyde
. EP Ahas denie d waive rapplication s fo r "HiTec " 300 0 twic e before , bu t Ethy l soys thos e effort s wer e base d o n limite d pro grams . Mr
. Wilkin s says Ethy l wen t l o grea t length s t o desig n it s new48-ca rtes l progra m l o mee t al l EP Arequirements
. H e als o note s tha t automotiv e engin e designs , particularl y Ih e catalyti c system , hav e improve d signifi cantl ysinc e ih e compan yfirs t sough t ap prova l i n 1978
. I fEthy l win s EP Aapprova l —n o sur e be t

—on e industr yanalys t say s "HiTec " 300 0 coul d eventuall ygenerat e sale s fo rIh e com pan yo fa l leas t 125 0 millio n pe ryea rbase d o n 5 0 percen t o

fth e U S market
. 

# F 

# "*Toxii c See m T i

Bankin g official s ar e expressin g sup por t fo rlegislatio n sponsore d b yRep
. Joh n LaFalc e (D-NY ) t o protec t thei r institution s fro m gettin g stuc k wit h su perfun d toxi c wast e sil e cleanu p cost s whe n the yforeclos e o n contaminate d property . Unde rth e 198 0 superfun d law , businesse s an d othe rpropert yowner s ar e responsibl e fo rremovin g toxi c wast e fro m thei rland
. Tw o majo rcour t case s i n th e lat e 1980' s lef t lender s responsibl e fo rth e expensiv e cleanup s i fthe yassume d ownershi p ofcon taminate d propertie s throug h foreclosure
. " 1 fin d i t disturbin g tha t courts , searchin g fo rdee p pocket s l o pa yfo rsuperfun d cleanups , hav e expande d superfun d liabilit y fa rbeyon d wha t Congres s eve rintended, " sai d Rep
. LaFalce , chairma n o fIh e Hous e Smal l Busines s Committee
. Le e A
. Schrocdcr , presiden t ofth e smal l firs t nationa l Ban k

i n Dana , Ind. , tol d th e committe e hi s institutio n support s severa l ke ybusinesses i n Ih e rura l town . H e sai d h e i s concerne d tha t th e ban k —alon g wit h thos e t o who m i t lend s —coul d fac e rui n i fslappe d wit h superfun d costs byforeclosin g o n a far m o rga s statio n wit h toxi c wast e problems
. 

# Dru g Unit s Merge d B yNovo Nordis k
Nov o Nordis h A S has merge d it s Aus tralia n pharmaceutica l operations
. Th e merger , effectiv e Jul y1,1990 , mean s tha t Ih e tw o presen t operatin g subsidiaries , CSL Nov o Pty
. Ltd
. an d Nordis k Australia , wil l becom e Nov o Nordis k Pharmaceutical s Pty
. Ltd
. (Australia)
. A t th e sam e time , th e compan ysay s agreement s hav e bee n signe d wit h Common wealt h Seru m Laborator y(CSL ) tha t al l man ufacturin g ofinsuli n vial s fo rNov o wil l be carrie d ou t byCSL , an d wit h Wellcom e wh o wil l handl e th e distributio n o fth e entir e produc t rang e an d provid e back-u p detailin g support t o genera l practitioner s an d phar macists
.