Crossmark, MPG meld chain drug sales businesses
Sales and marketing service firms Crossmark and Market Performance Group (MPG) have merged their chain drug sales businesses to form MPG Drug.
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Rite Aid cuts price of whooping cough shots in Calif.
More than 500 Rite Aid pharmacies in California are offering whooping cough vaccinations for a newly lowered price of $57.99. Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday that by July 1 — when a new California law takes effect requiring proof of pertussis immunization for all students entering grades 7 through 12 —
Navarro opens Florida’s first bank inside drug store
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has opened a Continental National Bank of Miami branch in one of its stores, which the retailer said is Florida’s first bank inside a drug store.
Take Care allies with New Orleans health system
Take Care Health Systems has entered a clinical alliance with Ochsner Health System to improve patient access to affordable, convenient health care services in the greater New Orleans region.
NACDS adds to state government affairs team
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Joel Kurzman as a director of state government affairs.
NCPA Advocacy Center unites pharmacists, patients
The National Community Pharmacists Association has created the NCPA Advocacy Center, which aims to bring together all of the association’s advocacy functions on behalf of community pharmacists and their patients.
Salix granted patents for Xifaxan
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has been issued three patents for Xifaxan (rifaximin), an antibiotic for the intestinal tract, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company said Wednesday that one of the patents (U.S. Patent No.
Mylan launches generic version of Famvir
Mylan Inc. has begun shipping famciclovir tablets, a treatment for herpes. The company said Wednesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary is introducing famciclovir tablets in strengths of 125 mg, 250 mg and 500 mg.
Abbott CEO to join American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Miles White, chairman and chief executive officer of Abbott, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The pharmaceutical and health care products company said Tuesday that White will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 1 at the academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
Report: Prescription drug spending up only slightly
U.S. prescription drug spending was up again in 2010, but growth was less than half the rate of the previous year, according to a report by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. The IMS Health unit said in its "Use of Medicines in the United States: Review of 2010" report, released Tuesday,
Pepsi MAX unveils lineup for MLB ad campaign
PepsiCo this week is kicking off an advertising campaign for Pepsi MAX that features Major League Baseball all-stars and baseball greats. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (l.) and legendary St. Louis Cardinals shortshop Ozzie Smith (c.) appear in one of the Pepsi MAX TV spots.
Clairol Natural Instincts recall expanded by P&G
Procter & Gamble Co. has added two more hair coloring shades to its recall of Clairol Natural Instincts products in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Dr. Reddy’s launches Allegra OTC generic
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has started shipping over-the-counter fexofenadine HCl allergy relief tablets. The pharmaceutical company said the Food and Drug Administration approved its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for fexofenadine HCl tablets last week. Plans call for Dr.
Walmart Canada donates $1M to pharmacy college
The University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy has received a $1 million donation from Walmart Canada to create the Walmart Canada International Pharmacy Education Centre.
Kroger, Albertson’s join diabetes prevention alliance
Kroger Co. and Albertson’s LLC have joined the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, which will give their shoppers expanded access to community-based programs that can help them detect and better manage the disease.
Former Duane Reade exec joins Chain Drug Consortium
Lee Colarco has been named vice president of general merchandise and consumables at the Chain Drug Consortium.