[Pflienews] [Consciencecoalition] Pharmacist Conscience Coalition March 21, 2008

[Conscience Project]

*Pharmacist Conscience Coalition** (PCC)*

*Dedicated to defending for all pharmacists their First Amendment right 
to the free exercise of their conscience in all of their professional 
activities.*

*IS THIS THE NEXT CONSCIENCE FRONT FOR PHARMACISTS TO DEAL WITH? WILL 
PROFIT MOTIVATED DRUG MANUFACTURERS MARKET _EMBRYONIC_ STEM CELL DRUGS?  *

*Potential of Adult Stem Cells Discussed*
Source: United Press International
Publication date: 2008-03-17

U.S. drug companies are making significant progress behind the scenes in 
harvesting the potential uses of adult stem cells and preparing to 
market them.
 

Representatives of a number of companies met with institutional 
investors in New York recently to discuss a science that is projected to 
yield $87 million in drug sales this year alone, The Chicago Tribune 
reported Monday.
 

Unlike their embryonic counterparts, adult stem cells are not 
controversial and face much lower regulatory hurdles, the newspaper says.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already developed regulations 
to deal with the coming rush of adult stem cell products from drug and 
device producers.
 

In the pipeline are devices to extract a patient's own adult stem cells 
from fat tissue and a drug to repair gastrointestinal damage caused by 
radiation.
 

Currently stem cell products are being sold to treat rare blood 
disorders, repair hips, reconstruct jaws and infuse spines.

They are the building blocks that theoretically can be manipulated to 
perform the work of many other cell types.


SUBMITTED BY C.J. Kahler, R.Ph.

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