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Supplier News Breaks Archives Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has given a thumbs-down to an unsolicited buyout proposal by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Not Your Mother's hair care plans to donate 10% of all of its online sales during October to the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has shipped atorvastatin calcium tablets, a medication for high cholesterol, in the U.S. market. Cynosure Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for an over-the-counter device, developed with Unilever, to treat facial wrinkles. VIVUS Inc. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market Qsymia, a weight-loss pill aimed at adults struggling with obesity and related health conditions. Jeffrey Farber, vice chairman at Lannett Co., has been named chairman, succeeding Ronald West. Karma Culture LLC has made its Karma Wellness Water available at drug store, supermarket and convenience store chains nationwide. The Internet and the burgeoning use of social media will continue to have a significant impact on the marketing efforts of retailers and suppliers, a panel of experts told about 200 people gathered for one the educational sessions at this year’s NACDS Marketplace Conference. Par Pharmaceutical Cos. has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm TPG in a deal valued at $1.9 billion. Sanofi Pasteur has begun shipping the first lots of Fluzone vaccine to U.S. health care providers with the Food and Drug Administration's licensing of the 2012-13 formulation. GlaxoSmithKline plans to acquire Human Genome Sciences (HGS) in a cash deal of about $3 billion.
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