Lawmakers Float Bill to Ease New Antibiotic Approvals

Lawmakers Float Bill To Ease New Antibiotic Approvals

Filed under: Drug Treatment Austin

The Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act, or ADAPT, would allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clear new antibiotics intended for use in a “limited population of patients” who lack satisfactory treatments for serious …
Read more on Law360 (subscription)

Iowa man who made gun threat in school sentenced

Filed under: Drug Treatment Austin

Collier had sought probation so he could seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his U.S. Marine Corps service. But Polk County District Court James Birkenholz said Collier's history of drug arrests merited a prison sentence.
Read more on KTTC

For the Record

Filed under: Drug Treatment Austin

Kandie A. Ripley, 36, 212 Jesse St., Two Rivers, possession of narcotic drugs on Dec. 17, deferred judgment agreement revoked, sentence withheld, two years' probation with: assessment, treatment, counseling; absolute sobriety; take prescriptions as …
Read more on Herald Times Reporter

Synta Announces Appointment of Steven Bernitz as Senior Vice President …

Filed under: Drug Treatment Austin

Mr. Bernitz earned his MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University where he was an Austin Scholar, and his B.S. summa cum laude from Tufts University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. About Synta …
Read more on MarketWatch