NEW YORK — Consumer goods executive Elio Leoni Sceti is joining Coty Inc. as chief executive officer. Sceti, 49, comes to Coty from European frozen food company Iglo Group, where he served as CEO since May 2013. He takes over from Bart Becht, interim CEO and chairman at Coty. Coty said Monday that Sceti is
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Steve Rempel has joined Rite Aid Corp. as senior vice president and chief information officer. Rite Aid said Monday that Rempel will oversee all aspects of the company’s technology and information operations, including computer systems, network infrastructure, telecommunications and data security. He also will be responsible for the continued development and
NEWARK, N.J. — Discount Drug Mart is slated to begin carrying Bikini Ready Lifestyle and SlimTrim dietary supplement products from Inergetics Inc. Inergetics said Bikini Ready Lifestyle and SlimTrim are due to hit shelves at Discount Drug Mart’s 72 stores in Ohio this month. Bikini Ready’s full line of women’s weight-loss solutions includes Weight Loss
DAYTON, N.J. — Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has received the first Abbreviated New Drug Application approval from the Food and Drug Administration for cefixime for oral suspension, USP, 100 mg/5 ml and 200 mg/5 ml. Cefixime for O.S. is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to Suprax from Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. It is indicated for the treatment of
Specialty drugs and branded drug price inflation are contributing to a projected rise in U.S. pharmacy costs over the next couple of years, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt. Pharmacy cost increases for active employees and pre- and post-65 retirees, before plan design changes, are expected to climb 9.5% in 2015 and then rise
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens stores nationwide have begun selling red noses in support of Red Nose Day, which runs from April 17 to May 30. Created in the United Kingdom, Red Nose Day brings people together every two years to do something funny to raise money for charity. To start the first Red Nose Day
RICHMOND, British Columbia — London Drugs has partnered with LED Dental Inc. in a pilot program to provide free oral cancer screenings. In the pilot, LED Dental is providing its VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System for screenings at 12 London Drugs pharmacies in the lower mainland area of British Columbia. The first screenings were
HOLZKIRCHEN, Germany — Sandoz has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Glatopa, a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The Novartis subsidiary said Thursday that its product is the first generic version of Teva’s Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) 20 mg/ml once-daily MS therapy. Glatopa, developed in collaboration with Momenta and made entirely in the United
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — NBTY Inc. has appointed four senior executives to its management team, who will be charged with spearheading growth initiatives for the nutritional supplement maker and marketer’s branded businesses. NBTY said Thursday that Andre Branch has joined the company as chief marketing officer. In that role, he will lead consumer and customer marketing
MUNDELEIN, Ill. — Medline Industries Inc. has formed an integrated electronic purchasing partnership with Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, business management and billing software solutions for the post-acute care industry. Medline said Thursday that the arrangement will bring added efficiencies to durable medical equipment (DME) dealers by providing them with up-to-date information on item
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc, a maker of nonantibiotic, anti-infective products for eye care and wound care, has signed a national distribution pact with AmerisourceBergen Corp. NovaBay said Thursday that, under the agreement, AmerisourceBergen will carry and distribute NovaBay’s Avenova prescription lid and lash hygiene product to independent and retail chain pharmacies across the United
DUBLIN, Ohio — The Cardinal Health Foundation and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently honored pharmacists for their efforts in preventing misuse of prescription drugs. At the APhA 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, the Cardinal Health Foundation and APhA presented the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) GenerationRx Awards, which recognize
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Ramona Sequeira has been appointed president of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc., a unit of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. The company said this week that Sequeira will lead all business operations for the United States and report to Christophe Weber, president and chief executive officer of Takeda. She joins Takeda from her most recent
London Drugs stores already boast a unique product mix with their substantial consumer-electronics departments, which feature products ranging from digital cameras and flat-screen TVs to computers and mobile devices. Yet now the retailer is adding another twist: a drone. Starting on June 26, the western Canada drug chain plans to begin selling Solo, billed by
