Scottish Medicines Consortium Accepts Abraxis BioScience, Inc.'s ABRAXANE(R) for Use within National Health Service for Scotland

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, welcomes the announcement today that following a full submission, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel albumin) for restricted use within the National Health Service (NHS) for Scotland in patients who would otherwise receive docetaxel or 3-weekly solvent-based paclitaxel as second-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer.

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