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Supplier News Breaks Archives McKesson Corp. has appointed Brian Tyler as executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its lidocaine topical patch 5%. SymphonyIRI Group Inc. has named Beverly Grant as president of retail solutions. Energizer Holdings Inc. has settled patent infringement litigation against the Wahl Clipper Corp. Stride gum has expanded its flavor lineup with Mintacular, the result of its second collaboration with pro snowboarder/skateboarder and two-time gold medalist Shaun White. CCA Industries Inc. has appointed Jonathan Rothschild as a director on its board. Later this month, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. plans to begin rolling out Asthmanefrin, an over-the-counter alternative to the discontinued Primatene Mist inhaler. Church & Dwight Co. plans to acquire Avid Health Inc., maker of the Vitafusion and L'il Critters gummy vitamins and supplements, for $650 million in cash. Sanofi Pasteur has released Sklice Lotion, a topical treatment of head lice, to U.S. pharmacies. Prasco Laboratories has entered an agreement with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to distribute an authorized generic version of Xopenex Inhalation Solution, a respiratory medication. L'Oreal Group's La Roche-Posay and Vichy Laboratoires dermatological skin care brands are slated to have a bigger presence in select Walgreens drug stores.
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