NBTY donates nutrition bars to local food bank
NBTY Inc. has donated 421,315 pounds of nutrition bars to Island Harvest Food Bank.
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Axxess Pharma expands OTC lineup
Axxess Pharma Inc. is targeting large pharmacy retailers with a pair of new over-the-counter health products. Known for nutritional supplement, pain relief and other products under the TapouT brand, Axxess said that through its AllStar Health Brands Inc.
Mylan to acquire Renaissance topicals business
Mylan N.V. has entered an agreement to buy the nonsterile, topicals-focused specialty and generics business of Renaissance Acquisition Holdings LLC for $950 million in cash.
Elizabeth Arden to buy P&G’s Christine Aguilera fragrances
Elizabeth Arden Inc. plans to acquire the global license and certain assets for the Christina Aguilera fragrance business from Procter & Gamble International. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
Aurobindo cleared to market Opana generic
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for oxymorphone HCl tablets 5 mg and 10 mg, an opioid painkiller. Aurobindo said Thursday that its oxymorphone tablet product is a generic version of Opana tablets (5 mg and 10 mg) from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Crossmark to help grow Sprout Nutrition brand at retail
Sales and marketing specialist Crossmark Inc. has partnered with Sprout Nutrition to boost the brand and retail visibility of its organic whole foods for babies, toddlers and other family members.
Little Remedies launches Probiotic Plus Electrolytes
Little Remedies has made it easier for parents to care for their babies’ digestive health with the release of Probiotic Plus Electrolytes.
Éclair Naturals debuts ‘pure’ beauty care line
Éclair Naturals is introducing its “pure and natural” line of bath, body and hair care products at Rite Aid, H-E-B and other retail stores.
QS/1 interfaces with Omnicell’s latest packing software
QS/1 has become the first pharmacy management software vendor to be able to interface with SureMed by Omnicell Guided Packing software.
Coca-Cola tabs Wallace as retail marketing VP
Diane Wallace has been named as vice president of retail marketing for Coca-Cola North America.
Markwins’ George to oversee Physicians Formula
Markwins Beauty Brands president and chief operating officer Bill George is adding Physicians Formula to the brands that he oversees. Markwins said Tuesday that the move comes with the departure of Physicians Formula president Jeff Rogers, who is resigning to spend more time with his family.
Nutrition industry veteran Scoza joins Piping Rock
Piping Rock Health Products LLC has hired Richard Scoza as vice president of customer development and strategic planning.
Hawaiian Tropic expands sun care lineup
Edgewell Personal Care has introduced Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Weightless Lotion Sunscreen and Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Ultra Radiance After Sun Moisturizer. Both products are designed not just to protect skin from the sun but also to feel more comfortable when putting them on.
Market Track tabs Moore as new president
Former Nielsen executive Dennis Moore has joined Market Track as its new president.
AmerisourceBergen, WBA extend relationship
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has extended its strategic partnership with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc. for another three years.
H.D. Smith moves up on list of tech innovators
H.D. Smith has made the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100, a list of the top U.S. business technology innovators published by the IT journal InformationWeek. In this year’s ranking, H.D. Smith came in at No. 31, moving up from No. 99 a year ago.