Camber Pharmaceuticals has expanded its generic drug portfolio with the rollout of valacyclovir and donepezil HCl tablets. The company said Wednesday that its valacyclovir product is a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Valtrex, while its donepezil HCl product is a generic of Eisai Co.’s Aricept.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare has joined the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Elite Partner Program. NCPDP said Wednesday that the Elite Partner Program establishes the highest level of sustained support for the council’s efforts to advance patient safety and interoperability.
Cardinal Health Inc. has unveiled a new home health care line called Hospital Quality at Home, which includes a range of over-the-counter products to help patients transition care from the hospital to their home.
Veteran health care products executive Natalie Bartner has joined Bayer HealthCare as president of Bayer Consumer Care, North America.
Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) has gone live with the ECRM Content Gateway, a platform designed to provide buyers, sellers, marketers and merchandisers of consumer packaged goods (CPG) and health care products and services with information to help them better compete.
As promised, Mylan N.V. has proceeded to make formal bid to acquire Perrigo Co. plc in a deal valued at approximately $27 billion. Mylan said Monday that under the offer, Perrigo shareholders would receive $75 in cash and 2.3 Mylan ordinary shares for each Perrigo ordinary share.
Kevin Warren has joined NBTY Inc. as president of NBTY International.
Next spring, George Paz is slated to retire as chief executive officer of Express Scripts Holding Co. and be succeeded by president Tim Wentworth.
Mylan N.V. has announced the U.S. launch of drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol tablets (3 mg/0.03 mg), an oral contraceptive.
Kaz USA Inc. is providing another way to alleviate children’s cold and flu symptoms and help them get rest with the new Vicks Sweet Dreams Cool Mist Humidifier, which projects dream-themed images on the ceiling while restoring moisture to the air to ease breathing.
Pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. this week announced the election of new board members. Cardinal said that Nancy Killefer is slated to join its board as an independent director on Sept. 14. Most recently, she was senior partner of McKinsey & Co.
Next week, Mylan N.V. plans to make a formal offer directly to the shareholders of Perrigo plc to buy the company. Mylan said Tuesday that it aims to make the bid on Monday, Sept. 14. Under the offer, Perrigo shareholders would receive $75 in cash and 2.3 Mylan ordinary shares for each
After a seven-year absence, Hydrox sandwich cookies are being relaunched by Leaf Brands LLC. Leaf Brands kicked off the relaunch on Friday at its production facility in Vernon, Calif.
NeutriSci International Inc. has entered a national distribution agreement for its NeuEnergy chewable energy tablets with Rite Aid Corp., which has nearly 4,600 drug stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
Health care software, analytics and payment service provider Emdeon plans to rename as Change Healthcare to better reflect its diverse capabilities and solutions. The company said late Thursday that the rebranding is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
Sandoz has inaugurated a new era in medicine with the release of Zarxio, the first biosimilar of a biologic drug approved in the United States. The Novartis subsidiary said Thursday that Zarxio — a biosimilar of Amgen Corp.
