UK medicines agency head
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Alasdair Breckenridge, chairman of the Medicines Control Agency's Committee on the Safety of Medicines, named chair-designate of UK's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Department of Health announces Nov. 28. MHRA will consist of MCA and Medical Devices Agency and will become official in April 2003 (1"The Tan Sheet" June 17, 2002, In Brief). One of Breckenridge's first responsibilities will be to help appoint a chief exec of MHRA; last day to submit applications for the post was Nov. 20...