WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, TIBOR KADEK
Pharmaceutical company PKC Pharma has published list of companies known to have sold the incorrect isomer of the kinase inhibitor bosutinib, which researchers are studying as a potential chemotherapeutic agent. As The Scientist reported earlier this month (see Mismarketed Chemical Causes Concern), inconsistent NMR spectra alerted the biochemical community that an incorrect isomer of bosutinib had entered the marketplace. PKC Pharma, after being notified that its own bosutinib was actually the incorrect isomer, began purchasing and testing bosutinib from different vendors to learn how many may have unwittingly sold an incorrect form of bosutinib. This week (May 23), the company listed 17 vendors on its website that it says sold the incorrect isomer, verified by several tests including proton NMR.
PKC Pharma, which had distributed ...
