Skip to content

Supplier News

Actavis, Perrigo to release store-brand Mucinex D

Actavis plc and Perrigo Co. plc have been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine tablets, an expectorant. The companies said Tuesday that Perrigo is slated to commence shipments to U.S. retail and wholesale customers in time for the cough/cold season.

AmerisourceBergen plans three new DCs

AmerisourceBergen plans three new DCs

AmerisourceBergen Corp. is set to begin construction on three new distribution centers, to be located in Olive Branch, Miss.; Shakopee, Minn.; and Newburgh, N.Y. AmerisourceBergen said Monday that building for the new facilities is slated to start this summer and take 18 to 24 months to complete.

Glenmark ships generic version of DDAVP

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for desmopressin acetate tablets in strengths of 0.1 mg and 0.2 mg. The company said Friday that the product, a generic equivalent of DDAVP (0.1 mg and 0.2 mg) from Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.

State biosimilars legislation hailed by GPhA

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and its recently formed Biosimilars Council have praised the enactment of new legislation in five states to allow automatic substitution for Food and Drug Administration-approved interchangeable biologic products.

Roxane rolls out Lotronex generic

Roxane Laboratories Inc. has released alosetron hydrochloride tablets, a treatement for irritable bowel syndrome in women. The company said the tablets, available in 0.5-mg and 1-mg strengths in 30-count bottles, has begun shipping to wholesalers and pharmacies nationwide.

Camber releases generic of Abilify

Camber Pharmaceuticals has launched aripiprazole tablets, an antipsychotic medication, in a range of dosages. Camber said Thursday that the tablets come in strengths of 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 30 mg and are available in 30-count bottles. The product is a generic version of Abilify, from

Real Techniques in spotlight at Walgreens

Real Techniques in spotlight at Walgreens

Paris Presents Inc. is promoting its line of Real Techniques makeup brushes by taking them — and the makeup artists who inspired and helped design them — on the road. The brushes were developed with the help of Sam and Nic Chapman. They are professional makeup artists and sisters, and they are also