If the results of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores polication action committee is any indication, pharmacy advocates’ efforts to engage with candidates leading up to the 2012 elections have paid off.
Qualitest has voluntarily recalled 101 lots of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets (10 mg/500 mg) because of the potential for oversized pills.
Westport Pharmaceuticals has launched Zephrex-D, a tamper-resistant pseudoephedrine-based decongestant, at retail stores and pharmacies in the St. Louis area and throughout Missouri. The tablets feature tamper-resistant packaging.
The Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) has come out in support the provincial government’s call for Health Canada to defer the approval of generic OxyContin, a narcotic painkiller.
Shareholders of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. have approved the company’s acquisition by Markwins International Corp. The companies said the $75 million acquisition deal, announced in late September, was given the green light Thursday at Physicians Formula’s stockholder meeting.
CVS/pharmacy has begun deploying special nail care kiosks, called Nail HQ, in more than 2,000 stores.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. saw proceeds for its annual fundraising campaign in support of women’s health rise nearly 31% this year. The Canadian drug chain said Thursday that its 2012 Tree of Life initiative, part of the the Shoppers Drug Mart WOMEN platform, raised more than $2.
William Kozy has been appointed chief operating officer at Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BD). The medical device, equipment and supplies company said Tuesday that Kozy adds the COO title to his current position of executive vice president.
Edward Hospital today opened two Quick Care Clinics at Jewel-Osco supermarket pharmacies outside metropolitan Chicago. The health care provider said the clinics, located in Supervalu Inc. Jewel-Osco stores in Naperville and Romeoville, Ill.
Lawmakers drew praise from the National Community Pharmacists Association by calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue allowing community pharmacies to provide same-day home delivery of diabetes test supplies to certain Medicare patients.
CVS/pharmacy has announced new leadership assignments for its retail field organization.
Pfizer Inc. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market Xeljanz, a medication for rheumatoid arthritis. The company said Wednesday that Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) represents the first new oral disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in over 10 years.
Electronic dance music DJ duo NERVO has been signed up as the newest CoverGirls. The Procter & Gamble makeup brand said the music stars, who are sisters, bring a "beauty with an edge" flair and make their public debut as CoverGirls on Wednesday "spinning in style" at a CoverGirl-sponsored event in
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. has initiated a nationwide voluntary recall of a single manufacturing lot of Pradaxa, an anticoagulant.
Next year, Walmart will enable members of its co-branded Medicare Part D plan with Humana to get common hypertension medications for 1 cent each. The discount store giant and health insurer said Wednesday that beginning in 2013, members of the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan will have access to 10
Research from Walgreen Co. revealed that Medicaid patients with 90-day refills showed better medication adherence than those with 30-day refills. Walgreens said Wednesday the study also found that Medicaid patients with 90-day refills had greater persistency, nominal wastage and more cost savings.
