Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has made changes in its senior management team as part of a plan to evolve its business model, in which it’s creating a global, integrated commercial organization and expanding the scope of its finance organization.
Akorn Inc. plans to acquire the U.S. rights to three branded ophthalmic products from Merck & Co. Akorn said Friday that the move includes product rights obtained through the acquisition of Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Merck, for $52.8 million in cash.
The board of Kimberly-Clark Corp. has authorized management to explore a potential tax-free spinoff of the company’s health care business. Kimberly-Clark said Thursday that a spinoff of K-C Health Care would create a stand-alone, publicly traded health care company with about $1.
A new beauty care concept is being tested by Rite Aid Corp. at some of the drug chain’s "wellness store" locations. At the Rite Aid on Hudson Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, fashion magazine-style photo signage is prominent throughout the beauty section.
Bartell Drugs is testing a state-of-the-art system that will let its customers print anything from a personal photo book to a classic novel in just minutes. The full-service digital-to-print media center features On Demand Books’ in-store Espresso Book Machine integrated with Kodak Picture Kiosks.
Televisa Publishing + Digital publications Vanidades and Cosmopolitan en Español have teamed up with Unilever to offer Divina Latina, an in-store shopping program at CVS/pharmacy stores that caters to Hispanic women.
CVS Caremark Corp. is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Wake Forest Retail Innovation Challenge, whose theme this year is "Enhancing Seniors’ Lives.
Procter & Gamble Co. has announced the retirement of three senior executives and the departure of another. The consumer products giant said Wednesday that Dimitri Panayotopoulos, vice chairman and advisor to chairman and chief executive officer A.G. Lafley, is slated to retire effective Jan.
The nation’s three largest drug chains are supporting relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of the devastating typhoon, Haiyan, that swept through the island nation last week, leaving thousands dead and communities destroyed. U.S.
Parata Systems held its first Innovation Summit, a two-day event where industry leaders and professionals exchanged ideas about the role of pharmacists in today’s changing health care system.
As part of their clinical lab service partnership, Theranos Inc. and Walgreen Co. opened two new Theranos Wellness Centers at Walgreens stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
A new study by researchers at CVS Caremark Corp. and Brigham and Women’s Hospital showed that a genetic marker for improving medication safety is underused in prescribing for cardiovascular treatments.
Walgreen Co. recently highlighted research demonstrating that adherence to therapeutic treatments for HIV and related comorbidities, such as serious mental illness, was much higher for patients using Walgreens HIV-specialized pharmacies than for patients using other Walgreens retail pharmacies.
Kevin Lofton, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health Initiatives, has been elected to the Rite Aid Corp. board of directors.
PRO-NRG Flavored Protein Water from Sante Pur Solutions LLC is in full distribution at all Walgreens drug stores. The company said Tuesday that Flavored Protein Water can be found in most supplement and energy sections of Walgreens stores.
Halls has expanded its product lineup with Halls Extra Strong Menthol Flavor throat drops. The Mondelez International Inc. cough drop brand said Monday that Halls Extra Strong Menthol Flavor is an "intensely cool" throat drop made with higher menthol levels (15 mg) than its classic flavors (5.8 mg).
