CP Pharma to manufacture S&N's Ametop

UK-based CP Pharmaceuticals has signed a three-year agreement tomanufacture for Smith & Nephew the latter's Ametop Gel, a topical anesthetic containing amethocaine, indicated for use in venopuncture or venous cannulation.

S&N's actives development manager, Alan Farthing, noted that CP "may anticipate an increasing demand for the production of Ametop Gel as S&N rolls out the product into new markets and with new presentations." He added that Ametop Gel has not been an easy product to develop and CP "has been very helpful in assisting with the development of production and analytical technologies."