Puffs sponsors Olympic skating duo
Puffs has announced its sponsorship of the ice dancing duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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New officers named at NCPA
The community pharmacist members of the National Community Pharmacists Association have elected a slate of leaders for the upcoming year, including a new president. Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association and owner of East End Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark.
Bumpy road to broad availability of biosimilars
Biosimilar drugs, which could have provided cost relief to the nation’s health care system as early as this year, have been delayed, putting more pressure on patients and payers as the demand for specialty medications is projected to climb by double digits through the end of the decade, according to
Kroger appoints new president, COO
Completing a succession plan unveiled last month, Kroger Co. has named Michael Ellis as president and chief operating officer. The food and drug retailer said Thursday that Ellis, currently senior vice president of Kroger’s retail divisions, will assume the new role on Jan.
CCA Industries appoints new CEO
Richard Kornhauser has been named as the new president and chief executive officer of CCA Industries Inc. The health and beauty aids marketer and distributor said late Thursday that Kornhauser, 58, takes the reins as CEO effective immediately.
Panetta to keynote NACDS Annual Meeting
Former secretary of defense and CIA director Leon Panetta will be the keynote speaker for the 2014 NACDS Annual Meeting. Leon Panetta The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said the meeting will be held April 26 to 29 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Prasco, Shire sign pact for Fosrenol generic
Prasco Laboratories has entered an exclusive U.S. distribution and supply agreement with Shire for the authorized generic of Fosrenol Chewable Tablets.
UrgentRx lands retail distribution at CVS
UrgentRx has expanded retail distribution for its line of fast-acting, over-the-counter powder medicines to CVS/pharmacy, OfficeMax and airport retailer Paradies Stores.
CVS launches new spin on weekly circular
CVS/pharmacy is putting a new twist on the weekly sales circular with the debut of a personalized, digital version called myWeekly Ad. CVS is promoting the new myWeekly Ad in a multichannel campaign called "What’s Your Deal?".
Former FDA chief joins Johnson & Johnson board
Mark McClellan, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, has joined the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson. The company said McClellan started on the board effective Oct. 15.
Teva slated to launch generic TOBI
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for tobramycin inhalation solution in the United States. Teva said Monday that its product is a generic equivalent of Novartis’ TOBI, an aminoglycoside antibiotic.
VIVUS, Auxilium enter marketing, supply pacts for Stendra
VIVUS Inc. has signed an agreement giving Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. the exclusive rights to market its erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Stendra in the United States and Canada.
Katy Perry becomes new CoverGirl
Music star Katy Perry has been named as the latest CoverGirl. The Procter & Gamble beauty care brand said Wednesday that Perry is slated to debut her first cosmetics campaign for CoverGirl in the spring of 2014. "Katy is an amazingly talented singer, songwriter, and performer who has always kept an
Private equity firm to buy McKesson Automation
Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, plans to acquire McKesson Automation, a unit of McKesson Corp. that provides integrated pharmacy automation solutions to hospitals and health systems.
Healthcare Clinics affiliate with WellStar in Atlanta
WellStar Health System and Walgreen Co.’s Healthcare Clinic have entered a clinical collaboration agreement in the northwestern Atlanta market.
MinuteClinic enters new markets in Calif., N.C.
MinuteClinic has opened its first walk-in medical clinics in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and coastal southeastern North Carolina.