GSK makes senior leadership moves
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America is evolving three key senior leadership roles to help drive its long-term growth strategy.
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MediPendant hits shelves at Duane Reade, Albertsons
Duane Reade drug stores and Albertsons food/drug stores have begun rolling out Medical Alarm Concepts Holdings’ MediPendant medical alarm system.
AgaMatrix, sanofi-aventis partner on glucose monitoring
AgaMatrix Inc. and sanofi-aventis have signed a long-term agreement for the development, supply and commercialization of blood glucose monitoring solutions.
Rite Aid’s 4Q results miss Wall Street’s forecast
Store closings and weak same-store sales led to a revenue decline for Rite Aid Corp. in its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter, with the drug store chain also falling short of Wall Street’s earnings estimate. The company said Wednesday that total sales for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 27 fell 3.6% to
March sales come in flat at Rite Aid
Rite Aid Corp. saw its same-store sales improve but still come in flat during March. The drug store chain said Wednesday that for the four weeks ended March 27, same-store sales dipped 0.1% from a year earlier. That represented a sizable improvement from recent months. The company reported a 3.
Cobroxin rolled out at CVS pharmacies
Nutra Pharma Corp.’s Cobroxin over-the-counter pain reliever for moderate to severe chronic pain is now on shelves at more than 7,000 CVS drug stores nationwide.
Colgate introduces PROCLINICAL toothpaste
Colgate-Palmolive has expanded its namesake toothpaste line with Colgate PROCLINICAL, which the company bills as a "professionally inspired" daily toothpaste formulated with clinically proven technologies.
Supervalu sells six bigg’s food/drug stores
Supervalu Inc. has agreed to sell six bigg’s supermarkets and their pharmacies in the greater Cincinnati area to local grocery chain Remke Markets. Four of the stores being sold are in Cincinnati, and the other two are in Hyde Park and Mason, Ohio.
CVS Caremark receives specialty Rx accreditation
CVS Caremark Corp. has been granted specialty pharmacy accreditation from health care quality standards body URAC.
FTC OK’s Walgreens’ acquisition of Duane Reade
Walgreen Co. has received regulatory clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to complete its planned acquisition of Duane Reade Holdings Inc. Walgreens said Tuesday that it expects to close the acquisition of the metropolitan New York drug store chain in early to mid-April.
GlaxoSmithKline offers free vaccines to uninsured
GlaxoSmithKline has launched the GSK Vaccines Access Program, which aims to provide the company’s adult vaccines free to eligible, low-income individuals who lack insurance coverage for immunizations.
Rite Aid guide aids allergy sufferers
Rite Aid Corp. has teamed up with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) to provide free allergy guides to help allergy sufferers this spring.
BioScrip closes acquisition of Critical Homecare Solutions
BioScrip Inc. has completed its agreement to acquire Critical Homecare Solutions (CHS), a provider of home infusion and home nursing products and services to patients suffering from chronic and acute medical conditions.
Kinney Drugs shifts personnel in merchandising
Kinney Drugs has made staff changes in its merchandising department that it said are part of long-term plans to ensure the necessary leadership is in place to support the retailer’s continued growth.
MinuteClinic names new chief medical officer
MinuteClinic Inc., the in-store health clinic subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corp., has appointed Nancy Gagliano, M.D., as its new chief medical officer. CVS Caremark said Thursday that Gagliano, who joins the company from Massachusetts General Hospital, will start in the new post in May.
Latest Speed Sticks provide stain defense
Colgate-Palmolive has rolled out Speed Stick Stainguard and Lady Speed Stick Stainguard antiperspirant deodorants, which feature Stain Defense technology.