Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has entered an agreement with Onset Dermatologics LLC for exclusive rights to promote Onset’s Locoid Lotion to pediatricians in the United States. Lupin said Monday that Locoid Lotion (hydrocortisone butyrate 0.
Ron Boger has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Ideavillage Products Corp., known for its As Seen On TV (ASOTV) products.
Drug chains are sharpening their efficiency and decision-making in back-end and customer-facing functions across their organizations with the help of applications that enable them to better harness and manage data.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has rolled out niacin extended-release tablets in dosages of 500 mg, 750 mg and 1000 mg in the United States. Teva said Friday that its product is the generic equivalent of AbbVie Inc.’s Niaspan extended-release niacin tablets.
Oral-B has launched the Oral-B App, which it calls a "breakthrough digital tool" for toothbrushing routines that gives users a more control over their oral hygiene.
PepsiCo Inc. has been named as the exclusive food and beverage launch partner for iTunes Radio, Apple’s new iAd-supported streaming radio service.
Helena Foulkes, a senior-level executive at CVS Caremark Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors at The Home Depot.
Next year, a new chief executive officer will be taking the helm at Kroger Co., the nation’s biggest supermarket company and one of its largest retail pharmacy operators. The food and drug retailer said Friday that longtime CEO David Dillon, 62, will retire on Jan. 1, 2014, and be succeeded by W.
Sanofi Pasteur is looking to round up "FLUgitives" — people who haven’t yet been vaccinated against the flu this season. The company said Thursday that "The FLUgitives" campaign aims to encourage more Americans to get their annual flu shot.
Walgreen Co.’s WellTransitions hospital discharge services program has been endorsed by the American Hospital Association for fostering medication adherence.
Early next month, members of more than 30 pharmacy organizations worldwide will go on Twitter to participate in a "tweet-a-thon" to highlight the positive impact that pharmacists have on patients and the health care industry, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
In Canada, pharmacy chains are a key partner of a national distributor that has launched an online resource to help diabetics make more informed decisions about insulin pump therapy and buying diabetes products. Insulinpumps.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with Baptist Health Care, the largest health care network in northwest Florida . The retail health clinic operator, part of CVS Caremark Corp., said Thursday that the clinical collaboration with Pensacola, Fla.
Rite Aid Corp. beat analysts’ earnings expectations for its fiscal 2014 second quarter, hoisting its stock price in morning trading. Rite Aid opened its 1,000th "wellness store" location during the second quarter. The drug chain said Thursday that net income for the 13-week second quarter ended Aug.
Duane Reade said it has become Twitter’s most followed retail chain in the drug, food and mass retail segment worldwide. The metropolitan New York drug chain, part of Walgreen Co.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. has expanded distribution of its Nexafed nasal decongestant — which has a technology that disrupts the conversion of pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine — to over 2,600 pharmacies nationwide.
