Joint Juice teams up with Joe Montana
Health beverage maker Joint Juice Inc. has kicked off a new partnership with football great Joe Montana.
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Banana Boat calls on consumers to get ‘Sun Certified’
Banana Boat sun care is teaming up with The Skin Cancer Foundation to raise funds for skin cancer education initiatives by challenging 101,000 consumers to get "Sun Certified" this year.
Pringles turns it up with speaker giveaway
Pringles is now offering a portable speaker in a mail giveaway for consumers who buy Super Stack cans of the potato crisp snack. Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday that through Oct.
AmerisourceBergen’s next CEO appointed to board
AmerisourceBergen Corp. president and chief operating officer Steven Collis, who is slated to take the reins as chief executive officer this summer, has been elected to the company’s board.
Rite Aid announces new board member
John Baumer, a partner with the private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners, has joined the Rite Aid Corp. board of directors. Rite Aid said Thursday that Baumer replaces Leonard Green managing partner Jon Sokoloff, who has resigned from the drug chain’s board.
CVS’ Pharmacy Advisor makes finals for award
CVS Caremark Corp. was selected as one of 20 finalists for the 2011 URAC Awards for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection. CVS Caremark said Thursday that its Pharmacy Advisor program was chosen by a panel of judges out of entries from across the country.
New coalition urges repeal of FSA restriction on OTCs
A broad coalition of health care retailers, suppliers and organizations has called on Congress to repeal the requirement that prevents consumers from using flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to buy over-the-counter medicines without first getting a doctor’s prescription.
Coca-Cola, Lady Liberty mark 125th anniversaries
Marking the 125th anniversary of "two American icons," the Coca-Cola Foundation donated $1 million to support The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation’s Peopling of America Center, a new initiative that will tell the story of the immigration experience in America.
Hi-Tech Pharmacal sells off Midlothian Labs
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. has sold its Midlothian Laboratories division to Metrics Inc., a drug development company in North Carolina. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.
Medication adherence efforts win kudos
Retail pharmacy groups applauded a pair of events that turned the spotlight on the importance of medication adherence to improving health care outcomes while scaling back costs.
Merlo: CVS Caremark’s model can’t be matched
Addressing shareholders for the first time as chief executive officer, Larry Merlo touted the growth potential of CVS Caremark Corp.’s integrated pharmacy business model at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Merlo said during the event Wednesday at CVS Caremark’s Woonsocket, R.I.
Unilever closes Alberto Culver acquisition
Unilever has completed its $3.7 billion deal to acquire Alberto Culver Co.
OmegaWater hits shelves at Duane Reade
Nature’s Omega has begun distributing OmegaWater, its flavored water fortified with omega-3s, to Duane Reade drug stores in metropolitan New York. The Pittston, Pa.
PreHistin TV campaign highlights pharmacies
Cobalis Corp. has begun airing 60-second television commercials for its PreHistin Allergy Defense Formula on major cable and satellite networks across the United States.
Zellers pharmacies help raise diabetes awareness
Over the coming months, Canadian mass merchandise chain Zellers plans to host on-site screening and educational programs for people living with or at risk for diabetes. The Hudson’s Bay Co.
Walgreens, Rite Aid hatch new store concepts
Looking to enhance the customer experience, Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. are tinkering with store formats and services as well as envisioning new offerings.