Drug facility opens

02 June 2003 00:00  [Source: ICB]

AstraZeneca has opened its £90m (E125m/$147m) bulk drug manufacturing facility at its Avlon works, near Bristol, UK. The investment provides for the worldwide supply of rosuvastatin, the active ingredient for Crestor, a once-daily treatment for dyslipidaemia, a key risk factor in the development of coronary disease.

The facilities house processes for synthesis, purification, drying and milling. The resources comprise two major new plants, the first of which has been operational for some time, and associated infrastructure. Quality assurance and warehousing forms part of the site. AstraZeneca's Avlon works employs over 400 people in manufacturing.

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