AstraZeneca is kicking off a program with more than 26,000 national, regional and independent pharmacies to ramp up retail availability of Brilinta, an anticoagulant. The drug maker said Tuesday that the U.S.
Naterra International Inc. has begun the national launch of Phase+, a skin care line designed to address the cosmetic effects that diabetes has on the skin.
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
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.
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.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc. has announced the sales and promotion launch of Absorica capsules, a treatment for acne. The company said Monday that its Absorica Capsules (isotretinoin) are licensed from Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Troy Healthcare has signed former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski as a national spokesman for its Stopain line of topical analgesics. The company said Monday that Jaworski, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and now serves as an ESPN football analyst, is a natural ambassador for the Stopain brand.
Wrigley has extended its Excel chewing gum brand in Canada into the cough/cold category with the debut of a lozenge.
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. is voluntarily recalling select batches and dosages of atorvastatin calcium tablets, a generic version of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, in the United States. The drugmaker said on its website Friday that the recall is being conducted in the U.S.
Reckitt Benckiser Group has signed an agreement to acquire Schiff Nutrition International Inc. in a $1.4 billion deal. The agreement comes less than a week after Reckitt Benckiser announced a tender offer to buy all of the outstanding shares of Schiff for $42 per share in cash.
