The Food and Drug Administration drew praise this week from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores for the progress of its effort to improve the usefulness of the information that patients receive with their prescription medications.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. announced that it has completed its merger with Biovail Corp. after shareholders of both companies approved the agreement. The specialty pharmaceutical makers unveiled the deal to merge in late June.
Endo Pharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement to buy generic drug maker Qualitest Pharmaceuticals for about $1.2 billion in cash.
Kerr Drug has kicked off a free prescription delivery service that will bring medications to patients at their homes or workplaces. The North Caroliina drug store chain said this week that the service is available from its 22 stores in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Citing a strong operating performance and cost measures, Walgreen Co. saw robust earnings and revenue gains for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter. The drug store chain reported Tuesday that for the fourth quarter ended Aug.
L’Oreal USA has signed award-winning actress Julianna Margulies as a new brand ambassador.
Rite Aid Corp. aims to host more than 1,200 free diabetes clinics during American Diabetes Month this fall as part of its Stop Diabetes awareness campaign with the American Diabetes Association.
Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy plans to provide a free 30-day supply of breast cancer treatment medication tamoxifen during October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Pharmacists at more than 500 Rite Aid drug stores in California are helping the state address a growing health crisis by providing ready access to shots for pertussis, or whooping cough.
Nestle is forming a new food unit focused on health and wellness that the company said will enable it develop personalized nutrition products that can help manage chronic conditions. The world’s biggest food group announced Monday the creation of Nestle Health Science S.A.
This month Rite Aid is slated to begin carrying TheraMax homeopathic nasal sprays from TheraBiogen Inc. TheraBiogen said its TheraMax Cold & Flu and TheraMax Allergy Relief nasal spray products are already on or will be on the shelves at all Rite Aid locations in September.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, will be the keynote speaker for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Foundation Dinner. The 12th annual NACDS Foundation dinner will be held Nov. 30 in New York.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has tapped Scott Melville as its new president.
Medication adherence, compliance and persistence are closely related terms, but all call for the involvement of an active patient to be successful.
United Kingdom-based consumer products giant Unilever plans to buy hair care and skin care manufacturer Alberto Culver Co. for $3.7 billion in cash. Unilever and Melrose Park, Ill.-based Alberto Culver announced the deal early Monday.
Walgreen Co. has promoted two key executives and changed the reporting structure within its top management team. The moves are meant to streamline decision making, letting the company move more quickly while improving execution throughout the drug chain.
