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Supplier News Breaks Archives Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets associated with the Dramamine business in the United States from McNeil-PPC Inc. for $76 million. Leveraging social media, Procter & Gamble Co.'s Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil cold, cough and flu relief brands have launched a new Facebook contest dubbed the "Search for the Most Dedicated NFL Fan." Richard Thome has joined Lansinoh Laboratories Inc. as chief operations officer. Cold and flu symptoms don't deter many Americans from going to work, according to poll by Kraft Foods' Halls cough drop brand. Novartis has entered an agreement to acquire the remaining interest of eye care company Alcon Inc. that it doesn't already own. Johnson & Johnson has named Alex Gorsky and Sheri McCoy as vice chairmen of its executive committee and said they will join board chairman and chief executive officer William Weldon in an expanded office of the chairman. The "candy-like appearance" of Tessalon (benzonatate) liquid cough suppressant capsules presents a risk to young children, and the medication should be kept in child-proof containers, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Former CVS category management executive Steve Ortleb has joined Market Performance Group (MPG). George Lorch has been elected as nonexecutive chairman of the board at Pfizer Inc.
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