Beauty care manufacturer and distributor American International Industries (A.I.I.) has acquired Hollywood Fashion Secrets, a brand of fashion and beauty accessories. Financial terms of the agreement, announced Thursday, weren’t disclosed.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for entecavir tablets 0.5 mg and 1 mg, a medication for hepatitis B. Aurobindo, which announced the product this week, said its entecavir tablets are a generic version of Baraclude tablets (0.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores reported that the consensus of attendees at the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo is clear: This year’s conference was a rewarding experience. NACDS said there was a tangible energy reverberating throughout the event, held Aug.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Synjardy tablets, a medication for type 2 diabetes.
CVS Health has formed new clinical affiliations with St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., and TriHealth in Cincinnati.
Alvogen has entered an agreement to buy a portfolio of four U.S. pharmaceutical products from Pfizer Inc. Under the deal announced Wednesday, Alvogen plans to acquire three injectable products — Clindamycin, Voriconazole and Melphalan — and one inhaled solution product, Acetylcysteine.
Heartland Food Products Group plans to acquire the Splenda low-calorie sweetener brand from McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Heartland said the transaction is slated to close before the end of this year.
National drug chains are working hard to drive more sales in the beauty care category. The merged Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., for starters, is revamping its stores with a swankier cosmetics offering centered on the Boots No7 skin care line, which already drives traffic across Europe.
Too many people still don’t feel the need to get a flu shot, a new survey from Kmart Pharmacy finds. Of more than 10,000 U.S. adults polled online, 41% said they typically don’t get a flu shot — even though 94% agree some people are particularly vulnerable to getting the flu
CVS Health has stepped up efforts to provide telehealth services through pilots with a trio of telemedicine technology companies.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has announced the winners of the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC has formed Amneal Biosciences, a new business unit.
Shoppers Drug Mart’s Pharmaprix store banner in Quebec has signed up actress Sophie Prégent as the ambassador for the chain’s AIMEZ VOUS program promoting women’s health and well-being.
The 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo, the third year of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ marquee event, brought together more than 5,600 retailers and suppliers for four days of innovative programming and exhibits at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from Aug. 22 to 25.
Ateb Inc. this week kicked off its first branding campaign, dubbed “Driving Healthy Outcomes for Patients, Pharmacies and Payers.
Benzer Pharmacy has made this year’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies, coming in at No. 1500. The drug chain said Monday that companies making the 2015 Inc. 5000 list were ranked according to percentage of revenue growth between 2011 and 2014.
