The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has reached a milestone in conveying the value of community pharmacy to lawmakers, with its NACDS RxImpact pharmacy tours crossing the 100 mark. Most recently, NACDS said, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.) toured the Bi-Lo Pharmacy in Statesville, N.C.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has launched divalproex sodium extended-release tablets, an anti-seizure medication, in the U.S. market after receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Mylan Inc. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its supplemental Abbreviated New Drug Application (sANDA) providing bioequivalence study results for bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets (300 mg).
Kinney Drugs Inc. has promoted chief operating officer Jim Spencer to president. Jim Spencer The regional drug chain said Friday that the move expands Spencer’s role at the company. He will now be responsible for the total customer experience and strategic growth of the chain’s retail drug stores.
Healthcare Clinic has begun a clinical affiliation with Community Health Network in central Indiana. The Walgreen Co.
CVS Caremark Corp. is barring controlled substance prescriptions from three dozen health care providers after an analysis identified them as prescribing unusually high numbers of high-risk drugs such as opioid painkillers.
Brad Fluegel, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Walgreen Co., has been named to the board of directors at Health Integrated Inc. The health care management company said Wednesday started serving as a Health Integrated director in July.
Rep. Paul Tonko (D., N.Y.) visited a Rite Aid drug store in Schenectady, N.Y., through the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ RxImpact pharmacy tour program.
Althos Pharma LLC has released Magnitria, which the company said is the first powder-form of magnesium citrate supplement available without a prescription in the United States.
Yoplait is rolling out its new Go-GURT Protein yogurt for children to stores in select markets this month. The General Mills yogurt brand said Wednesday that each tube of Go-GURT Protein has 5 grams of protein per 2.25-ounce serving, two times the protein of the leading kids’ yogurt.
MedActive Oral Pharmaceuticals LLC announced that five MedActive Oral Relief Brands have received one- and two-star ratings from Hamacher Resource Group Inc., a retail health care research and marketing firm.
TheraPearl LLC has earned a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies. Daniel Baumwald, president of TheraPearl, said the maker of hot/cold therapy products received a congratulatory letter from Inc.
CVS Caremark Corp. has opened a high-tech Mail Service Pharmacy and Customer Center in Mount Prospect, Ill. The company held a grand opening event Tuesday that was attended by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. plans to hold a special meeting on Sept. 12 for shareholders to vote on the company’s proposed acquisition by Loblaw Cos. Canada’s largest drug chain said late Tuesday that it has posted the management proxy circular for the vote on the $12.
B’iota Botanical Laboratories is slated to extend its line for thinning hair with two products.
PepsiCo has begun airing a new Pepsi Max television commercial to support its latest gaming campaign for the brand, which includes a consumer sweepstakes.
