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Edgewell Personal Care unveils six Amazon Dash Buttons

Edgewell Personal Care unveils six Amazon Dash Buttons

Edgewell Personal Care has made products for six of its brands available via Amazon Dash Buttons. Edgewell said Thursday that Amazon Prime members can now order Schick Hydro, Schick Hydro Silk, Playtex Sport, Carefree, Stayfree and Litter Genie products by pressing the brands’ Amazon Dash Buttons.

Mylan releases generic version of Ultram

Mylan releases generic version of Ultram

Mylan N.V. has rolled out tramadol hydrochloride extended-release tablets, a chronic pain medication, in the United States. The drug maker said its product comes in dosages of 100 mg, 200 mg and 300 mg and is a generic version of Ultram ER tablets from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.

Campbell to phase out BPA from packaging

Campbell to phase out BPA from packaging

Campbell Soup Co. plans to complete a transition to cans that do not use bisphenol A (BPA) linings by the middle of 2017.The food company said late Monday that it began using cans with linings made from acrylic or polyester materials earlier this month and will continue to introduce the new linings

Novo Nordisk breaks ground on diabetes medicine facility

Novo Nordisk breaks ground on diabetes medicine facility

Novo Nordisk Inc. has broken ground on a new $1.8 billion diabetes medicine production facility in Clayton, N.C. The 833,000-square-f00t Clayton facility will make active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for a range of Novo Nordisk’s current and future GLP-1 and insulin medicines.

Pinnacle Foods CEO to become Keurig’s chief exec

Pinnacle Foods CEO to become Keurig’s chief exec

Robert Gamgort, chief executive officer of Pinnacle Foods Inc., is leaving the company next month to join Keurig Green Mountain Inc. as CEO. Plans call for Gamgort to take the helm as CEO at Keurig on May 2. He will replace Brian Kelley, who will become vice chairman of the board. Keurig

Glenmark cleared to market Evista generic

Glenmark cleared to market Evista generic

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA has received final approval from the Food & Drug Administration for raloxifene hydrochloride tablet. Glenmark said Wednesday that its raloxifene product is a generic equivalent of Evista tablets (60 mg) from Eli Lilly and Co.

Innovation collaborates on pharmacy operations paper

Innovation collaborates on pharmacy operations paper

The Advanced Systems Division of pharmacy automation provider Innovation partnered with the Binghamton University Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (BU WISE) on a thesis paper published in the journal Expert Systems With Applications (ESWA).

Tec Labs launches Tecnu Bites & Stings textured wipes

Tec Labs launches Tecnu Bites & Stings textured wipes

Tec Labs has introduced Tecnu Bites & Stings Medicated Itch and Pain Relief Wipes, which feature a new technology for treating insect bites and bee stings. The company said Wednesday that each wipe has one side that is textured and one that is smooth, a feature trademarked as Tecnu Textures.

Camber rolls out Zocor, Valcyte generics

Camber rolls out Zocor, Valcyte generics

Camber Pharmaceuticals has launched two new generic drug products. The company has released simvastatin tablets, a cholesterol-lowering medication, in strengths of 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg.