Scarguard gets green light to be sold in Canada
Scarguard Labs LLC has received approval from Health Canada to sell Scarguard dermatological products to doctors and consumers throughout Canada. The Great Neck, N.Y.
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Forest Labs to acquire Clinical Data
Forest Laboratories Inc. plans to buy specialty pharmaceutical firm Clinical Data Inc. in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. The companies said Tuesday that under the agreement, Forest will acquire Clinical Data for $30 per share in cash plus up to $6 per share upon achievement of certain commercial
Prasco, Shire agree on Pentasa authorized generic
Prasco Laboratories has entered a distribution and supply pact with Shire US Manufacturing Inc. for mesalamine controlled-release capsules.
Baseball star Joe Mauer joins Head & Shoulders team
Minnesota Twins all-star catcher Joe Mauer has become a brand ambassador for Head & Shoulders.
Hi-Tech ready to ship generic Neurontin
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. has been cleared to market gabapentin oral solution, a treatment for epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia.
Impax set to ship Adoxa generic
Impax Laboratories Inc. has gained final approval from the Food and Drug Administration of its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for doxycyline monohydrate 150-mg capsules.
L’Oreal names Aimee Mullins a brand ambassador
Athlete, actress and model Aimee Mullins is now part of the family of L’Oreal Paris Ambassadors.
GermBullet asks consumers to ‘guess which pharmacy’
Flu & Cold Defense LLC has landed distribution of its new GermBullet nasal inhaler at one of the nation’s two biggest drug store chains and wants consumers to name which one. The company said this week that one of those drug chains has a special GermBullet dispenser on its pharmacy counters
Mylan introduces generic version of Vfend
Mylan Inc. has launched voriconazole tablets, an antifungal medication, under a previously announced settlement and license agreement with Pfizer Inc. The company said Tuesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary introduced voriconazole tablets in strengths of 50 mg and 200 mg.
Novartis names head of OTC division
Naomi Kelman has been appointed as head of the Novartis OTC Division and will become a permanent attendee to the executive committee of Novartis.
Perrigo to supply store-brand glucose testing products
Perrigo has entered into an agreement with AgaMatrix Inc. to sell and distribute blood glucose monitors and test strips in the U.S. store-brand channel.
Hallmark launches postage-paid greeting cards
Hallmark and the U.S. Postal Service have introduced a line of greeting cards that already include postage. Called PostagePaid Greetings, the new line of everyday and seasonal cards requires consumers to "just sign, seal and send," Hallmark said Thursday.
KVK Tech rolls out OTC allergy remedy
KVK Tech Inc. has branched out from prescription pharmaceuticals to include an over-the-counter allergy product with the distribution of Chlorphen-12, equivalent to Chlor-Trimeton 12 Hour.
Sanofi inks deal to acquire Genzyme for $20.1 billion
Ending months of haggling, sanofi-aventis has entered an agreement to buy biotech firm Genzyme Corp. for $20.1 billion in cash. The companies said Wednesday that under the acquisition deal, sanofi will acquire Genzyme for $74 per share.
Identigene paternity tests debut in N.Y. at Duane Reade
Duane Reade is the first New York retail outlet to sell paternity testing with the rollout of the Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kit. Identigene said Monday that New York has become the 50th state to allow the sale of a paternity test kit in retail stores and that its DNA Paternity Test Kit is
Whitman rejoins P&G’s board
Former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has returned to the board of directors at Procter & Gamble Co. P&G said late Friday that it has appointed Whitman to its board effective immediately. The one-time eBay chief executive officer first served on the P&G board from 2003 to 2008.