New MeadWestvaco Rx package to debut with Mylan, Walmart
MeadWestvaco (MWV) Corp. has introduced Shellpak Renew with Optilock technology, which the company called the smallest, child-resistant adherence medication packaging on the market.
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Goody to launch Athletic Collection headwraps
Goody is slated to roll out a new line of athletic-inspired hair accessories, dubbed the Goody Athletique Collection. The company said Thursday that the lightweight, breathable headwraps feature moisture-wicking fabric to pull sweat away and keep the wearer cool.
LiceGuard launches drug store promotion
LiceGuard has begun a special promotion in leading drug chain for the back-to-school season to boost awareness its flagship RobiComb product, a lice-zapping comb.
Perfecta expands Zim’s with new first aid lines
At the NACDS Total Store Expo in Las Vegas, Perfecta Products Inc. plans to introduce a pair of new first aid product lines: Zim’s Advanced and Zim’s Arnica Max.
Teva’s Plan B One-Step rolls out to stores
Teva Women’s Health Inc., the U.S subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceuticals, announced that the Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive is now widely available in the aisles of major retailers nationwide with no age or point-of-sale restrictions.
Kellogg introduces Special K Nourish
Kellogg Co.’s Special K has rolled out a new line of breakfast items and snack bars called Special K Nourish, which mark the brand’s first-ever products with quinoa.
ScriptPro prints QR codes on Rx labels
ScriptPro automation products now have the ability to print QR bar codes on a pharmacy’s prescription label. Sample of a prescription label with a QR code (bottom right) printed from a ScriptPro pharmacy system.
Shareholders OK American Greetings buyout
American Greetings Corp. shareholders have approved a deal for the company’s founders, the Weiss family, to take the greeting card giant private.
Mscripts adds Web Pharmacy solution
Mscripts has launched mscripts Web Pharmacy, an online pharmacy solution that extends and unifies the mobile experience to the Internet.
Campbell names U.S. retail president, chief customer officer
Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Ed Carolan as president of U.S. Retail and Tim Hassett as senior vice president and general manager, Away from Home, and as chief customer officer of Campbell North America.
Ocean Blue omega-3 supplements make OTC debut at CVS
Sancilio & Company Inc.’s Ocean Blue Omega-3 and Omega-3 + Vitamin D3 MiniCaps have hit shelves at CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide. The company said Tuesday that consumers can now get pharmaceutical-grade omega-3 in one small, easy-to-swallow softgel.
GSK cleared to ship four-strain flu vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline has received Food and Drug Administration approval to start shipping 2013-14 Fluarix Quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine to U.S. health care providers and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) distribution centers.
OutcomesMTM rolls out Connect Platform
Medication therapy management service provider OutcomesMTM has launched its Connect Platform, a web-based system that will serve as the hub for all documentation, billing, reporting and administrative functions for its MTM programs.
Crossmark to acquire Marketing Werks
Sales and marketing firm Crossmark plans to buy Marketing Werks, one of the nation’s largest independent consumer engagement companies.
GSK gets OK for another four-strain flu vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for FluLaval Quadrivalent, a seasonal flu vaccine to help prevent influenza virus subtypes A and B in people ages 3 and older.
Salon Grafix to add new collection
Continental Consumer Products plans to expand its Salon Grafix hair care line with Play It Big!, a collection of products that allow women to use a hair spray daily to get big, bold styles. The company said the line of affordably priced, salon-quality products is slated to be rolled out early