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 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 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.
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.
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,
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.
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 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.
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 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.
Lee Colarco has been named vice president of general merchandise and consumables at the Chain Drug Consortium.
Rite Aid Corp. has promoted Tony Montini executive vice president of merchandising. In addition, Rite Aid said Monday that it has appointed Bryan Shirtliff to the new position of senior vice president of merchandising. Montini most recently served as senior vice president of category management.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. has begun rolling out its hypertension medication EDARBI (azilsartan medoxomil) to U.S. pharmacies. Takeda said the angiotensin II receptor blocker has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of high blood pressure in adults.
London Drugs is carrying a fashion-centric compact from Just In Case Inc. that the companies said bridges beauty and sexual heath. The Canadian drug store chain and supplier said Thursday that the unique compact looks like a mirrored makeup compact and has a hidden compartment to hold condoms.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association have submitted comments to Congress to spotlight pharmacy’s commitment to team with law enforcement agencies and others to help prevent and combat prescription drug diversion and misuse.
Bart Becht is retiring as chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser Group, and Rakesh Kapoor had been named to succeed him.
