Supplier News Breaks Archives

Week of Mon, Mar 29th, 2010

Helen of Troy wraps up Pert Plus, Sure acquisition

Helen of Troy Ltd. has closed its agreement to acquire the Pert Plus hair care and Sure antiperspirant and deodorant brands from Innovative Brands LLC.

GSK makes senior leadership moves

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America is evolving three key senior leadership roles to help drive its long-term growth strategy.

MediPendant hits shelves at Duane Reade, Albertsons

Duane Reade drug stores and Albertsons food/drug stores have begun rolling out Medical Alarm Concepts Holdings' MediPendant medical alarm system.

AgaMatrix, sanofi-aventis partner on glucose monitoring

AgaMatrix Inc. and sanofi-aventis have signed a long-term agreement for the development, supply and commercialization of blood glucose monitoring solutions.

Cobroxin rolled out at CVS pharmacies

Nutra Pharma Corp.'s Cobroxin over-the-counter pain reliever for moderate to severe chronic pain is now on shelves at more than 7,000 CVS drug stores nationwide.

Colgate introduces PROCLINICAL toothpaste

Colgate-Palmolive has expanded its namesake toothpaste line with Colgate PROCLINICAL, which the company bills as a "professionally inspired" daily toothpaste formulated with clinically proven technologies.

GlaxoSmithKline offers free vaccines to uninsured

GlaxoSmithKline has launched the GSK Vaccines Access Program, which aims to provide the company's adult vaccines free to eligible, low-income individuals who lack insurance coverage for immunizations.