Shareholders of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. have approved the company’s acquisition by Markwins International Corp. The companies said the $75 million acquisition deal, announced in late September, was given the green light Thursday at Physicians Formula’s stockholder meeting.
William Kozy has been appointed chief operating officer at Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BD). The medical device, equipment and supplies company said Tuesday that Kozy adds the COO title to his current position of executive vice president.
Pfizer Inc. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market Xeljanz, a medication for rheumatoid arthritis. The company said Wednesday that Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) represents the first new oral disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in over 10 years.
Electronic dance music DJ duo NERVO has been signed up as the newest CoverGirls. The Procter & Gamble makeup brand said the music stars, who are sisters, bring a "beauty with an edge" flair and make their public debut as CoverGirls on Wednesday "spinning in style" at a CoverGirl-sponsored event in
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. has initiated a nationwide voluntary recall of a single manufacturing lot of Pradaxa, an anticoagulant.
Perrigo Co. has appointed Jacqualyn Fouse, an executive at biopharmaceutical company Celgene Corp., as a director on its board.
Abbott has rolled out Ensure Complete shakes, designed to provide multiple nutritional benefits in one beverage to help adults complement their diet and reach their health goals.
NutraLife Health Products Inc. is giving consumers an opportunity to try its JointRite joint health formula at a discounted price at Walgreens through the end of this month.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has made changes to its executive leadership team.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has finalized its $5.6 billion acquisition of Actavis Group.
Bayer HealthCare plans to acquire vitamins and supplements maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. for $1.2 billion.
Frito-Lay’s Cracker Jack brand is marking the 100-year anniversary of "a prize in every box" by partnering with Walgreens to give consumers the chance to win what it called "the ultimate in-package prize": a diamond ring valued at $1,000.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping pioglitazone hydrochloride tablets (15mg, 30mg and 45mg), a diabetes medication. Watson said it released the product, a generic version of Mylan’s Actos, after receiving final approval Friday from the Food and Drug Administration.
PearlBrite Concepts Inc. has broadened distribution of its PearlBrite teeth whitening pens to Walgreens drug stores in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. is teaming up with Goody’s longtime spokesman, racing legend Richard Petty, in a new multimedia campaign to introduce consumers to the fast-dissolving headache remedy. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.
