Honibe lozenges to hit shelves at Peoples Drug Mart
Island Abbey Foods Ltd. has entered a distribution agreement with Canadian drug chain Peoples Drug Mart.
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Puffs sponsors Olympic skating duo
Puffs has announced its sponsorship of the ice dancing duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
CCA Industries appoints new CEO
Richard Kornhauser has been named as the new president and chief executive officer of CCA Industries Inc. The health and beauty aids marketer and distributor said late Thursday that Kornhauser, 58, takes the reins as CEO effective immediately.
Prasco, Shire sign pact for Fosrenol generic
Prasco Laboratories has entered an exclusive U.S. distribution and supply agreement with Shire for the authorized generic of Fosrenol Chewable Tablets.
UrgentRx lands retail distribution at CVS
UrgentRx has expanded retail distribution for its line of fast-acting, over-the-counter powder medicines to CVS/pharmacy, OfficeMax and airport retailer Paradies Stores.
Former FDA chief joins Johnson & Johnson board
Mark McClellan, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, has joined the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson. The company said McClellan started on the board effective Oct. 15.
Teva slated to launch generic TOBI
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for tobramycin inhalation solution in the United States. Teva said Monday that its product is a generic equivalent of Novartis’ TOBI, an aminoglycoside antibiotic.
VIVUS, Auxilium enter marketing, supply pacts for Stendra
VIVUS Inc. has signed an agreement giving Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. the exclusive rights to market its erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Stendra in the United States and Canada.
Katy Perry becomes new CoverGirl
Music star Katy Perry has been named as the latest CoverGirl. The Procter & Gamble beauty care brand said Wednesday that Perry is slated to debut her first cosmetics campaign for CoverGirl in the spring of 2014. "Katy is an amazingly talented singer, songwriter, and performer who has always kept an
Private equity firm to buy McKesson Automation
Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, plans to acquire McKesson Automation, a unit of McKesson Corp. that provides integrated pharmacy automation solutions to hospitals and health systems.
Hershey set to roll out first new brand in 30 years
The Hershey Co. is launching Lancaster caramel soft creme candy, its first brand-new confectionery brand in the United States in three decades. Lancaster Soft Cremes made their debut in China earlier this year. Hershey said Thursday that Lancaster is slated to roll out nationwide in January.
Teva plans 5,000 layoffs as part of downsizing
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is slated to reduce its global workforce by about 10% under a restructuring plan aimed at slashing costs and optimizing its organization and processes.
Reviver dry ‘swipe’ deodorizes clothes, hair
Kusin & Kusin Ltd. has introduced Reviver, which it calls the world’s first dry deodorant for clothes and hair. The product made its retail debut this week at Walgreens stores nationwide in the laundry aisle, the consumer packaged goods company said.
ChapStick signs women’s soccer star as spokesperson
U.S. women’s soccer Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan has been named as the brand spokesperson for ChapStick. Alex Morgan Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, the maker of ChapStick, said Wednesday that Morgan becomes the lip balm’s first brand spokesperson in more than a decade.
Revlon wraps up acquisition of The Colomer Group
Revlon Inc. has closed its deal to acquire The Colomer Group (TCG), a specialist in the professional salon beauty care channel.
RxTran, QS/1 form partnership
Pharmacy automation provider QS/1 will offer its pharmacies translations of prescription directions for use and medication information sheets through RxTran, a provider of language services for pharmacies.