Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. has gained retail distribution for Nexafed, a pseudoephedrine nasal decongestant with abuse deterrent technology, at Rite Aid pharmacies. Acura has steadily boosted Nexafed’s retail presence since the product’s introduction in December 2012.
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bill to repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that requires consumers to get a prescription to use a medical savings account to buy over-the-counter medicine. The Restoring Access to Medication Act (S.
Mike Bloom, president and chief operating officer of Family Dollar Stores Inc., will be featured on the CBS-TV reality series "Undercover Boss" this week. The episode with Bloom, a longtime executive at CVS Caremark Corp. before joining Family Dollar in 2011, is scheduled to air on Friday, Nov.
Endo Health Solutions plans to acquire Paladin Labs Inc., a Canada-based specialty pharmaceutical company, in a stock and cash deal valued at about $1.6 billion.
Next month, AXE plans to bring to a climactic close the marketing campaign for AXE Apollo — the biggest and most successful in the brand’s 30-year history — when it will announce contestants winning a trip into space. The Unilever men’s grooming and personal care brand said this week that after
Procter & Gamble Co. has teamed up with celebrities in marketing efforts for its Metamucil and Prilosec OTC consumer health care brands. P&G said Tuesday that "The Dr.
MusclePharm Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Walgreen Co. for its FitMiss dietary supplements for women.
Richard Ashworth, corporate operations vice president for the western United States at Walgreen Co., has been appointed director of health care, health and beauty for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland at Alliance Boots.
Half of all people with diabetes feel overwhelmed in managing the disease and lack a personal care plan to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle, Meijer Inc. found in a poll of consumers in its five-state market area. The supercenter chain said Tuesday that, in light of such findings and as part
Strong profit and sales gains lifted CVS Caremark Corp. over the high end of Wall Street’s earnings forecast for the third quarter. The company said Tuesday that for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Caremark climbed to $1.
Same-store sales remained on the upswing in October at Walgreen Co., as the drug chain saw results rise in the front end and the pharmacy. Walgreens said Tuesday that comparable-store sales for October climbed 5.8%, reflecting negative impacts of 0.
Crossmark has acquired PromoWorks, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based provider of insights-driven shopper marketing solutions. Terms of the deal, announced Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Shoppers Home Health Care, a retail unit of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., has partnered with Easter Seals Ontario to increase access to mobility equipment for families of children with physical disabilities.
Sobeys Inc. has closed its purchase of Canada Safeway Ltd. from U.S. food and drug retailer Safeway Inc. Canada’s Competition Bureau late last month had cleared the way for Sobeys to complete the transaction.
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy today is holding a hearing on a proposal to eliminate the pharmacist-to-technician ratio requirement for retail/community pharmacies in the state.
Carex Health Brands has purchased the ThermiPaq hot and cold therapy product line from Thermionics Corp. Carex said Monday that ThermiPaq will add to its current roster of hot/cold therapy products, marketed under the Bed Buddy and TheraMed labels.
