Sanofi-aventis has completed its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Chattem Inc. under its $1.9 billion deal to acquire the U.S. drug maker. The Paris-based pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday that as of the tender offer’s expiration on Feb.
NFL commentator and former Super Bowl champion coach Jimmy Johnson has been signed as the new spokesman for the ExtenZe male enhancement brand. Inter/Media Advertising, which handles the ExtenZe brand, announced the deal Monday.
Oragenics Inc. plans to roll out its EvoraPlus oral care probiotic mint in Walgreens stores nationwide next month. The biopharmaceutical company said Monday that EvoraPlus is scheduled to become available in Walgreens’ 7,000-plus drug stores starting March 19.
Payment technology provider NetDeposit has expanded the menu of options for its ProviderPay solution to give pharmacies more choices in the type of payment and reconciliation services best suited to their business.
Andy Giancamilli, chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, called for continued industry unity amid economic recovery and health care reform in opening remarks at the NACDS Regional Chain Conference here.
Celsius Holdings Inc. said its Celsius calorie-burner beverage is now offered at Walgreens drug stores nationwide. The drug chain is selling four packs of the raspberry acai and peach mango green tea flavors of the Celsius beverage, which is available in the stores’ diet sections.
Rite Aid Corp. is expanding its Rx Suncare product line, introduced last year, with two new items. The drug store chain said Monday the new products, Rx Suncare Sport SPF 70 and Rx Suncare HairGuard, are slated to roll out to stores in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this
Lifted by a premiere on the Super Bowl telecast, The Gatorade Co. is rolling out a new line of beverages that it said will reflect its shift from a sports drink to a sports performance innovation company. The PepsiCo division said the full line of its new G Series sports performance beverages, which
Kerr Drug has entered an agreement to underwrite "The People’s Pharmacy," a popular public radio program. Under the deal, announced Monday, Kerr Drug said it will engage in cross-promotional opportunities with The People’s Pharmacy and the program’s creators and hosts, Joe and Terry Graedon.
Robust pharmacy business drove strong revenue and profit gains in the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter for CVS Caremark Corp. The drug store chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Monday that overall revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 rose 7% to $25.8 billion from $24.1 billion a year earlier.
Kerr Health, a health care services subsidiary of Kerr Drug, has launched a new web site that provides entry portals for health care professionals, patients, caregivers and employers. The new site, www.kerrhealth.
Walgreen Co. plans to offer free blood glucose testing at its pharmacies and in-store health clinics starting at the end of this week, an initiative highlighted on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Plans call for Walgreens to begin offering the free tests on Friday at all of its 24-hour stores and Take Care
Antacid brand Prilosec OTC has named the offensive line of the New Orleans Saints football team, which will play the Indianapolis Colts in this Sunday’s Super Bowl, as the winner of its Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award.
Walgreens chief innovation officer Colin Watts and Herb Sorensen of research firm TNS shared retail and consumer insights with executives from Procter & Gamble, Nestle, S.C. Johnson, Coca-Cola and other consumer packaged goods brands at this week’s Product of the Year USA 2010 awards ceremony.
Blue Gem Enterprise has begun shipping Title Sports Drink and other allied brands to 205 Walgreens drug stores in the greater Orlando, Fla., area. The distributor said this week that the natural energy beverage, made by Miami-based Electric Beverage Co., continues to grow its presence in Florida.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has gone live with an online database that enables the public to find out about the range of services that pharmacists provide. Accessed at www.nacdsfoundation.
