With pharmacy’s role in health care delivery expanding, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) plans to raise its standards for national certification and recertification. PTCB said Wednesday that it will phase in the changes over the next seven years.
ReNew Life Formulas has released Fiber Smart, a new all-natural line of antioxidant and balanced blend of fiber supplements.
Dr. Fresh has introduced a product tandem designed to make children’s oral care fun, foolproof and routine: the new FireFly Fluoride Foam Toothpaste and FireFly Ready Go Brush.
Rite Aid has announced the winners of its 2012 Favorite Pharmacy Team Member contest: a pharmacy technician from Ada, Ohio, and a customer at its store in Birmingham, Mich..
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with North Shore-LIJ Health System, one of the nation’s largest health networks, as it plans to open more walk-in clinics in metropolitan New York.
Frito-Lay North America has extended its Ruffles potato chip lineup with Ruffles MAX Beer-Battered Onion Ring flavored potato chips.
Mylan Inc. has released fenofibrate capsules in dosages of 43 mg and 130 mg, used to treat high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. The company said Monday that the product, rolled out by its Mylan Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, is the generic version of Lupin Atlantis Holdings’ Antara capsules.
Compared with mail order pharmacies, community pharmacies provide 90-day prescriptions Medicare Part D beneficiaries at lower cost and substitute less-expensive generic drugs more often, a study sponsored by the National Community Pharmacists Association found.
Aetna has begun offering individual health insurance plans to Costco Wholesale Club members in Florida.
Pharmacy alliance RxAlly has partnered with Shenandoah University’s Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and Kerr Drug to help community pharmacists implement a pneumonia immunization program.
Chain drug stores were among the retailers seeing more satisfied customers in 2012, according to a report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). ACSI said Tuesday that its national benchmark, which measures customer satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 100, edged up 0.5% to 76.
Red Carpet Manicure has introduced a new line of do-it-yourself, light-activated gel nail, cuticle and hand treatments that it describes as the first of its kind.
Rajiv De Silva has been named president and chief executive officer of Endo Health Solutions. The company said Monday that De Silva, 46, previously president of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, is slated to take the CEO reins starting on March 18. He succeeds David Holveck, who is retiring.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration approval for what the company said is one of the first generic versions of Suboxone sublingual tablets.
Long-term care pharmacies have significantly higher dispensing costs than traditional retail pharmacies and provide extra services to meet the health needs of LTC residents, according to a new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Long-Term Care Division.
Albertsons LLC has appointed a pharmacy chief as part of the executive structure that will emerge after it closes its acquisition of 877 stores from Supervalu Inc.
