Kleenex tool predicts where cold/flu will strike
Kimberly-Clark Corp. is launching the achoo by Kleenex tool, which it calls the first and only cold and flu predictive tool that can determine where the flu will hit next.
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Loblaw names Shoppers Drug Mart integration executive
Loblaw Cos. has appointed veteran company executive Mark Butler to lead the integration of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. In the newly created role, Butler will serve as executive vice president of integration. Most recently, he was executive vice president of Loblaw’s Conventional Division.
Michigan poll: Don’t make pseudoephedrine medicines Rx-only
A poll in Michigan finds that voters oppose legislation that would require a prescription for over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA).
Teva releases Quartette birth control pill
Teva Women’s Health Inc. has rolled out oral contraceptive Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) to U.S. pharmacies.
ConAgra hails FDA clearance of whole grain health claim
ConAgra Foods Inc. applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the company’s petition for a qualified health claim that links whole grain consumption to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
YouthH2O formula launches at Duane Reade
The youthH2O Age Defying System has made its debut in New York City drug chain Duane Reade.
Prevagen now carried chainwide at CVS
Quincy Bioscience has achieved retail distribution for its Prevagen brain health supplement at all CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide.
MedImmune enlists Tia Mowry for flu vaccine campaign
AstraZeneca’s MedImmune Specialty Care division has teamed up with actress Tia Mowry to raise awareness about the importance of an annual flu vaccination.
HHS acts on specialty Rx group’s HITECH Act concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has responded to requests from the Specialty Pharmacy Association of America (SPAARx) for clarifications on 2013 regulations under the HIPAA HITECH Act.
Hello oral care line boosts retail presence
Hello Products LLC is expanding retail distribution of its "seriously friendly" oral care line to more food and drug chains.
Geritol hits airwaves with new look
Meda Consumer Healthcare is re-energizing the iconic Geritol multivitamin brand with new packaging and its first television commercial in more than two decades. Geritol Multivitamin’s new television commercial began airing earlier this month.
Nice-Pak headquarters goes solar
Nice-Pak Products Inc. plans to install an 855-kilowatt solar array on the roof of its headquarters in Orangeburg, N.Y. The company said installation began in late August and will take about six weeks to finish. The ballasted roof-mounted system is designed to prevent 1.
Pharmasave passes 200 stores in Ontario
Pharmasave Drugs Ltd. has reached a milestone, passing the 200 mark in stores in Ontario. The member-owned and -operated pharmacy cooperative said Monday that it has opened 60 stores in Ontario over the past two years, dramatically increasing Pharmasave’s presence in the province.
Glenmark launches Topicort generic version
Glenmark Generics Inc. has begun shipping desoximetasone ointment (0.25%) in the United States. The pharmaceutical company said Monday that the product is a generic version of Topicort by Taro Pharmaceuticals USA.
FDA OKs Nitrolingual spray generic from Perrigo
Perrigo Co. has received Food and Drug Administration approval for nitroglycerin lingual spray (400 mcg/spray). The company said Monday that it has begun shipping the product, a generic equivalent of Nitrolingual Pumpspray from Arbor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Rite Aid pushes forward with store remodels
Rite Aid Corp. expects to have about a quarter of its store base converted to its "wellness store" format by the close of its fiscal year next March. Rite Aid’s 1,000th wellness store opened its doors during the second quarter. In a conference call on Rite Aid’s fiscal 2014 second-quarter results,