Benzer Pharmacy has received specialty pharmacy accreditation from health standards body URAC. The drug chain said that the Benzer Pharmacy in Auburndale, Fla., has been granted full accreditation pursuant to Specialty Pharmacy, Version 2.1.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for oxymorphone HCl tablets 5 mg and 10 mg, an opioid painkiller. Aurobindo said Thursday that its oxymorphone tablet product is a generic version of Opana tablets (5 mg and 10 mg) from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CVS Health has made the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone available without a prescription at all of its CVS Pharmacy locations in Virginia. CVS announced the move Wednesday at an event here with Virginia Gov.
Sales and marketing specialist Crossmark Inc. has partnered with Sprout Nutrition to boost the brand and retail visibility of its organic whole foods for babies, toddlers and other family members.
McKesson Canada is making a $25,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross through the McKesson Foundation to aid victims of the wildfires in northern Alberta.
Little Remedies has made it easier for parents to care for their babies’ digestive health with the release of Probiotic Plus Electrolytes.
Éclair Naturals is introducing its “pure and natural” line of bath, body and hair care products at Rite Aid, H-E-B and other retail stores.
CVS Pharmacy has begun rolling out a CVS Health-labeled line of over-the-counter health products that will replace its current OTC store brand.
QS/1 has become the first pharmacy management software vendor to be able to interface with SureMed by Omnicell Guided Packing software.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have made some headway in their push to rein in pharmacy co-payments for TRICARE, the U.S. armed forces health benefits program.
Diane Wallace has been named as vice president of retail marketing for Coca-Cola North America.
Helayna Minsk has joined Walgreens as group vice president of retail brands. A former Johnson & Johnson executive, Minsk takes over that role from Beth Stiller, who in late March left Walgreens to join Massage Envy as chief commercial officer.
Walgreens has rolled out an online mental health platform that offers informational resources, screening tools, a therapist/psychiatrist locator, and live video chats with mental health professionals.
Coty needed to pull something big out of its hat. Concern over the direction of the soon-to-be-No. 3 company on the cosmetics leader board was murmured at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting last month.
Markwins Beauty Brands president and chief operating officer Bill George is adding Physicians Formula to the brands that he oversees. Markwins said Tuesday that the move comes with the departure of Physicians Formula president Jeff Rogers, who is resigning to spend more time with his family.
Piping Rock Health Products LLC has hired Richard Scoza as vice president of customer development and strategic planning.
