J M Smith acquires Integra NV business
J M Smith Corp. has acquired pharmacy-related technology products and services offered by Integra NV and will manage them as a subsidiary called Integra LTC Solutions LLC.
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Sanofi, Google team up to improve diabetes care
Sanofi and the life sciences team at Google have formed a collaboration to improve care and outcomes for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Perrigo purchases ScarAway brand
Perrigo Co. plc has acquired the ScarAway scar management brand from Enaltus LLC. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Perrigo said Monday that Scaraway is expected to generate overall 2015 net sales of $10 million, or approximately $3 million for the remainder of the year.
FDA proposes suffix for biosimilar product names
Early feedback on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposal on naming conventions for biosimilars shows a mixed response.
Novo Nordisk buys pair of biopharma companies
Novo Nordisk plans to acquire Calibrium LLC and MB2 LLC, two privately held biopharmaceutical research companies based in Carmel, Ind.
Aurobindo cleared to market Baraclude generic
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for entecavir tablets 0.5 mg and 1 mg, a medication for hepatitis B. Aurobindo, which announced the product this week, said its entecavir tablets are a generic version of Baraclude tablets (0.
FDA approves Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly’s Synjardy
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Synjardy tablets, a medication for type 2 diabetes.
CVS Health affiliates with Pa., Ohio health systems
CVS Health has formed new clinical affiliations with St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., and TriHealth in Cincinnati.
Alvogen to acquire four products from Pfizer
Alvogen has entered an agreement to buy a portfolio of four U.S. pharmaceutical products from Pfizer Inc. Under the deal announced Wednesday, Alvogen plans to acquire three injectable products — Clindamycin, Voriconazole and Melphalan — and one inhaled solution product, Acetylcysteine.
Kmart Pharmacy: For too many, flu shot not a priority
Too many people still don’t feel the need to get a flu shot, a new survey from Kmart Pharmacy finds. Of more than 10,000 U.S. adults polled online, 41% said they typically don’t get a flu shot — even though 94% agree some people are particularly vulnerable to getting the flu
CVS makes bigger push into telehealth
CVS Health has stepped up efforts to provide telehealth services through pilots with a trio of telemedicine technology companies.
Amneal forms biosciences unit
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC has formed Amneal Biosciences, a new business unit.
Ateb launches ‘Healthy Outcomes’ branding campaign
Ateb Inc. this week kicked off its first branding campaign, dubbed “Driving Healthy Outcomes for Patients, Pharmacies and Payers.
More CareClinics open at Bartell Drugs
Bartell Drugs and Group Health Cooperative have opened two new CareClinics at the drug chain’s stores in Sammamish and Greenwood, Wash. With the new retail clinic locations, there are now five CareClinics operating in Bartell Drugs stores.
HealthSpot eyes rapid lab tests for telehealth kiosks
Connected care solution provider HealthSpot aims to bring rapid lab tests to retail pharmacy clinics via new technology from Samsung.
CVS survey spotlights the impact of the flu
Almost two in five U.S. adults have missed a life event because of flu-like symptoms, according to a survey from CVS/pharmacy.