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.
Impax Laboratories Inc. has entered a collaboration with Perrigo Co. on a generic topical medication. Impax said Wednesday the development, manufacturing and commercialization agreement involves an "extended topical generic drug product" with "first to market potential.
Bayer HealthCare is stepping away from its proposed deal to acquire Schiff Nutritional International after Reckitt Benckiser Group came in with a higher bid.
Ermis Labs has entered a distribution agreement with pharmacy wholesaler Smith Drug Co. for its CoralActives acne treatment line.
Customers of CVS/pharmacy and Bartell Drugs can now wirelessly transfer images from their Android and Apple smartphones using the new Kodak Kiosk Connect App at Kodak Picture Kiosks.
Kellogg Co. has released limited-edition holiday flavors of its Pringles snack crisps and introduced a range of new snack items for 2013. The company said the Pringles holiday varieties include cinnamon and sugar, pumpkin pie spice and white chocolate peppermint .
Reckitt Benckiser Group has made a $1.4 billion tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of vitamins and nutritional supplements maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc.
Fairhaven Health has rolled out PregEase, a natural supplement designed to relieve two of the most common pregnancy complaints: morning sickness and heartburn. PregEase blends a range of natural ingredients that address common pregnancy symptoms.
Playtex has introduced redesigned Gentle Glide 360° tampons. The Energizer feminine care brand said Thursday that the upgraded line of tampons incorporates Playtex’s latest innovation: Triple Layer Protection, a three-layer design that provides a powerful barrier against leaks.
Former Kraft Foods executive Michael Hsu has joined Kimberly-Clark Corp. as president of the company’s North America Consumer Products unit.
Procter & Gamble Co. plans to cut about 5,700 nonmanufacturing jobs by the end of its 2013 fiscal year next summer. P&G reported the workforce reduction plan Thursday on the day of its 2012 Analyst Meeting here.
Actress Elizabeth Perkins has teamed up with Sanofi US on the "Diabetes Co-Stars" awareness campaign to produce a documentary that will feature people with diabetes and those who support them.
Rocasuba Inc. has extended its product lineup with the debut of an all-natural energy patch. Rocasuba calls Spot On Energy a safer, healthier alternative to energy drinks, shots and pills.
Kirby Lester president and chief executive officer Garry Zage, R.Ph., has been named 2012 Alumnus of the Year by the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. Kirby Lester’s Garry Zage (left) with Illinois College of Pharmacy Dean Jerry Bauman.
PuraMed BioScience Inc. said its homeopathic remedy LipiGesic M has been recognized as an effective first-line therapy for acute migraine headaches.
Mylan Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for sildenafil citrate tablets (20 mg), a hypertension medication.
