McNeil expands earlier OTC medicine recall
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter medicines under the Benadryl, Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol and Motrin banners in a follow-up to a January recall.
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Fresh Harvest expands distribution with Walgreens
Later this month, Walgreens drug stores in the Philadelphia area are slated to begin carrying Wings of Nature snack bars from Fresh Harvest Products Inc. Fresh Harvest said Thursday that plans call for the snack bars to be available in about 90 Walgreens stores in the Philadelphia region.
A&P wellness program offers free prenatal vitamins
A&P is offering free prescription prenatal and children’s vitamins for members of its Live Better! Wellness Club.
Navarro refreshes its Miami flagship store
Navarro Discount Pharmacies has renovated and reopened its flagship store in Miami and plans similar upgrades for other store locations. Navarro held the grand reopening of its original store at 1243 S.W. 8 Street in Miami, which opened in 1961 as El Nacional Drug Store, late last month.
Discount Drug Mart to deploy vision testing kiosks
Discount Drug Mart is slated to deploy SoloHealth EyeSite kiosks as part of an effort with the Cleveland Eye Clinic to promote eye health awareness and encourage regular vision exams.
NCPA Foundation gets $100K grant from Purdue Pharma
The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation has been awarded a $100,000 grant by Purdue Pharma to advance the foundation’s efforts to stimulate community pharmacy-based research to help improve patient care and education.
Strativa to ship Zuplenz oral soluble film
Later this year, Strativa Pharmaceuticals plans to ship Zuplenz oral soluble film for the prevention of postoperative, highly and moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy-induced and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Caraco rolls out generic version of Optivar
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. has begun shipping azelastine ophthalmic solution 0.05%. The company said Tuesday that the product was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Sun Pharma’s abbreviated new drug application.
Coppertone panel issues sun care call to action
The Coppertone Solar Research Center has initiated a call to action to improve Americans’ sun protection education and encourage adoption of healthier sun care behavior in the wake of an expert panel at its Suncare 2020 Symposium held recently in New York City.
CVS named National Council on Aging senior center sponsor
CVS/pharmacy has been named as the national sponsor of the National Council on Aging’s (NCOA’s) National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC). NISC is a national network for senior center professionals that supports efforts to improve the aging experience in all communities. CVS Caremark Corp.
New director elected to Jean Coutu’s board
The board of The Jean Coutu Group has elected Annie Thabet as a director. The Canadian drug store operator said Thursday that Thabet was elected at the company’s shareholder meeting on July 6.
Pharmasave allies with Rx PharmaChoice
Canadian pharmacy franchise operators Pharmasave and Rx PharmaChoice have formed a strategic alliance.
CVS: Generic substitution can cut Medicaid costs
A new CVS Caremark Corp. study has found that states scrambling to pay for rising health care costs in their Medicaid programs can save over $100 million over the next several years by changing generic substitution laws to facilitate substitutions of generic drugs for branded medications.
Homeolab launches pain/fever remedy for kids
Homeolab USA has added an analgesic and fever-reducing formula to its line of homeopathic remedies for children. The company said its Kids Relief Pain & Fever liquid offers a natural, safe and acetaminophen-free alternative to other children’s analgesics.
Report: Walgreens readies fresh food test
Walgreen Co. is slated to pilot a fresh food offering in select stores this fall, according to a published report. Plans call for Walgreens to test chilled foods in as many as 12 stores, Dow Jones reported. The report cited a Walgreens spokeswoman saying that the retailer may sell such items as
Jean Coutu’s retail network fuels 1Q gains
Driven by franchise network growth, sales and operating results improved in the fiscal 2011 first quarter at the Jean Coutu Group. The Canadian drug store operator said Tuesday that for the first quarter ended May 29, total revenue rose 3.8% to $642.9 million (Canadian) from $619.