Rob Jensen has joined Bartell Drugs as chief financial officer. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said late Thursday that Jensen previously was senior vice president and CFO at Car Toys, a Seattle-based retailer of mobile entertainment, performance accessories and wireless phones.
Seven months after becoming chief executive officer, Alex Gorsky has been elected as chairman of the board at Johnson & Johnson. J&J said Friday that current chairman Bill Weldon, Gorsky’s predecessor as CEO, is slated to step down on Dec. 28 and to retire early next year after a brief transitional
Walgreen Co. plans to open its 8,000th store — and first West Coast flagship location — tomorrow at the famous corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, Calif. Walgreens said Friday that the Los Angeles flagship store, slated to open its doors to the public at 10 a.m. on Dec. 1, will
Mylan Inc. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market tolterodine tartrate tablets (1 mg and 2 mg), a bladder medication. The company said Thursday that the product, which is shipping immediately, is a generic version of Pharmacia and Upjohn’s Detrol tablets.
Island Abbey Foods Ltd.’s Honibe Honey Lozenges have hit store shelves at Shoppers Drug Mart.
Coty Inc. has signed singing star Katy Perry to develop and market her own line of signature fragrances. The company said Wednesday that as part of the project it will also distribute Perry’s existing fragrance portfolio, comprised of Purr and Meow!, effective immediately.
Perrigo Co. partner Cobrek Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for betamethasone valerate foam (0.12%), a psoriasis medication.
Kinney Drugs announced that vice president of marketing Jim Wuest is retiring and that it will promote merchandising chief Rick Cognetti to an expanded role.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has released "Moving Forward on a Solid Foundation: Year One Progress Report," which examines the progress of its Pharmacists Advancing Medication Adherence (PAMA) effort.
CVS/pharmacy stores have launched a gift card exchange in conjunction with Plastic Jungle. Plastic Jungle said Wednesday that the program marks a first. Through the exchange, CVS customers can sell unspent gift cards in-store and get a CVS electronic gift card in return.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation raised about $1.8 million for its research, charitable and educational initiatives at the 14th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner in New York City. Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
Walgreen Co. has agreed to sell SAJ Distributors and the Select Brand private-label line to L&R Distributors Inc. Walgreens acquired SAJ Distributors in July when it purchased the USA Drug regional drug chain from Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. and members of the LaFrance family.
McKesson has partnered with Physicians Interactive to provide its eCoupon tool to health care providers, enabling them to easily provide prescription drug savings to patients and, in turn, spur medication adherence.
Merz Inc. has completed its purchase of Stiefel Labs’ Onmel, a tablet for treating toenail fungal infections. Merz said Tuesday that Onmel is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved oral treatment dosed in a once-daily, 200-mg single tablet of itraconazole.
QS Holdings Inc. has signed up basketball star Shaquille O’Neal as a spokesman for its Quick Sticks fast-dissolve glucose supplement. Starting this month, NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will be making national media appearances for Quick Sticks.
Akeso Health Sciences is rolling out its MigreLief Triple Therapy with Puracol migraine remedy at CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide and on CVS.com. Akeso said Tuesday that both its MigreLief Original Formula and MigreLief+M menstrual migraine formula hit shelves at CVS stores this week.
