Bayer HealthCare’s Contour Next Link blood glucose monitoring system has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration as a component of Medtronic’s new MiniMed 530G with Enlite diabetes management device system with threshold suspend automation.
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched tetracycline HCl capsules, indicated for the treatment of various bacterial infections. The company said Monday that its product, available in in strengths of 250 mg and 500 mg, is the AB-rated generic equivalent to the antibiotic Achromycin V.
Novo Nordisk has gained Health Canada’s approval for the Levemir FlexTouch disposable, prefilled insulin pen. Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Island Abbey Foods Ltd. has entered a distribution agreement with Canadian drug chain Peoples Drug Mart.
Puffs has announced its sponsorship of the ice dancing duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 Laboratories has entered an exclusive U.S. distribution and supply agreement with Shire for the authorized generic of Fosrenol Chewable Tablets.
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/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?".
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 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 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.
