MSU gets 'radioactive' pharmacy

A new pharmacy on MSU's campus will soon open, but not operate like a typical pharmacy.

According to excerpts from the article:

Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health Inc. opened a "radio-pharmacy" at MSU, where it will distribute radioactive materials used in PET scans. It will start dispensing doses in early August.

The company, one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical and medical equipment suppliers, has worked with the university for seven years. Cardinal pays MSU a lease and royalties fees to use its medical cylotron to produce radioactive materials that are injected into the body for PET scans.

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