Hydroxycut launches weight-loss app
Weight-control supplement brand Hydroxycut has rolled out a free weight-loss mobile app. Iovate Health Sciences International Inc.
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Fred’s institutes ‘poison pill’ plan
Fred’s Inc. has adopted a shareholder rights plan, also known as a “poison pill,” after a hedge fund recently became the company’s single largest shareholder.
Cardinal Health settles civil portion of 2012 diversion case
Cardinal Health Inc. has reached a nationwide settlement with the federal government that resolves the outstanding civil penalty portion of its 2012 administrative settlement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Endo makes changes to executive team
Endo International plc has announced executive changes in its U.S. branded drug and research-and-development units. Endo said Patrick Barry has been appointed as senior vice president of U.S.
Walgreens deploys drug disposal kiosks in N.J.
Walgreens has launched its safe medication disposal kiosk program at 16 stores in New Jersey.
Fred’s poised to be chain drug player
Though Fred’s name came up in the buzz surrounding the Walgreens-Rite Aid merger talks with the FTC, the Southeastern retailer’s move to buy 865 Rite Aid stores for $950 million in cash from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) still was surprising.
Huggies first to offer buy-in-bulk for diaper banks
Early next year, Huggies plans to launch a program enabling diaper banks to buy bulk quantities of its diapers at competitive prices. The Kimberly-Clark baby care brand said Thursday that it will be the first global diaper brand to offer such a program.
Rite Aid sales, earnings decline in third quarter
Rite Aid Corp. said slim reimbursement rates, new generic drugs and the ongoing antitrust talks for the merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) squeezed sales and earnings for its fiscal 2017 third quarter. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the third quarter ended Nov. 26, sales dipped 0.8% to $8.
ASOP leads effort targeting illegal online pharmacies
The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) has partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and 14 other national health care stakeholders to educate providers and patients about the surge in illegal online pharmacies and counterfeit medic
Pantene signs Priyanka Chopra as brand ambassador
Actress and philanthropist Priyanka Chopra has been named as Pantene’s newest global brand ambassador.
Gallup poll: Pharmacists among top trusted professions
Americans continue to hold pharmacists in high regard, according to Gallup’s Honesty and Integrity survey. Of more than 1,000 U.S.
Upsher-Smith sells AmLactin to Sandoz
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. has entered an agreement to sell its AmLactin skin care brand to Sandoz Inc. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Upsher-Smith said the move is part of its strategy of focusing on generic drugs and novel therapies.
Mylan rolls out generic EpiPen to pharmacies
This week, Mylan N.V. began making an authorized generic of its EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector available to pharmacies.
Fred’s agrees to buy 865 Rite Aid stores
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and Rite Aid Corp. have entered into an agreement to sell 865 Rite Aid stores and certain assets related to store operations to Fred’s Inc. for $950 million.
HDA eyes GTIN coding system for pharma supply chain
Later next year, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) plans to launch a service to aid the adoption of a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) coding system across the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Pharmacy groups speak up with change coming in D.C.
Sensing change in the air, a group of pharmacy associations have called on the incoming Trump administration and congressional leaders to recognize the role that pharmacies play in the nation’s health care system.