Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Topicort Topical Spray 0.25%. The company said Friday that the Topicort (desoximetasone) spray, a corticosteroid, is indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in patients age 18 and older.
Warner Chilcott has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market 200-mg strength of Doryx delayed-release tablets. The Ireland-based pharmaceutical company said Friday that it expects the commercial launch of the Doryx tablets to take place in July.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) envisions a safer online environment for buying medications with its proposed .pharmacy domain suffix. NABP said Monday that it expects the results of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) review process for the .
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has opened its 33rd store, located on NW 7th Street in Miami. The NW 7th Street store in Miami offers a bigger selection of dairy products and other consumables.
PuraMed BioScience Inc. plans to ramp up the retail sales efforts for its LipiGesic M homeopathic migraine headache remedy by targeting another 21,000 retail outlets.
CVS/pharmacy is spreading the word of its mobile application’s benefits via a new online promotion that offers up to 1 million free smartphones to consumers.
The leading discount chains are edging out the leading drug store chains when it comes to pricing on over-the-counter medicines, according to Consumer Reports.
Chattem Inc. has extended its Allegra allergy brand with a pair of topical anti-itch creams.
An analysis by CVS Caremark Corp. shows that the company reined in its pharmacy benefit management clients’ costs for medications, in part, through an industry-leading dispensing rate for generic drugs.
Adding fuel to its turnaround, Rite Aid Corp. closed out fiscal 2013 with a profit — its first in six years — and in the fourth quarter posted its second consecutive quarter of net income. The earnings for the fourth quarter and full year easily beat Wall Street’s consensus forecast and
Actavis Inc. plans to launch generic versions of Ziana and Zyclara through an agreement with Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., a subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
ImmuneTech Inc. has introduced MyAllergyTest, which the company calls the first Food and Drug Administration-cleared, at-home test that allows allergy sufferers to test themselves for 10 key allergens, ranging from food and environmental to inhalants and animal.
Astroglide has launched Astroglide Sensitive Skin Gel, described as a thicker personal lubricant that’s formulated without common ingredients known to irritate sensitive skin. BioFilm Inc.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories plans to relocate its North America headquarters and establish a research and development center in Princeton, N.J.
By taking a different approach to classifying patient populations, health systems can do a better job of avoiding "triple fail" events, or outcomes that fail to advance population health, reduce health care costs and improve the patient experience, according to a research article from Walgreen Co.
Bartell Drugs pharmacists will be lending a hand this weekend at the American Diabetes Association Seattle Expo. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said Wednesday that Bartell pharmacists will provide free diabetes screenings on Saturday, April 13, at the expo.
