Novartis has appointed Brian McNamara as division head of Novartis OTC, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant’s over-the-counter products business unit. The company said late Wednesady that McNamara, who takes the post effective immediately, replaces Naomi Kelman, who is leaving the company.
Mylan Inc. has launched escitalopram tablets, which the company said is the first equivalent product to Forest Laboratories’ Lexapro antidepressant. Mylan said Wednesday that its escitalopram product, released by its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary, comes in strengths of 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg.
FLAVORx has donated its 100th pediatric medication flavoring system to a U.S. pharmacy school. The medication flavoring service said Wednesday that its product is now part of the curriculum in a majority of pharmacy schools in the United States.
Hallmark plans to begin rolling out a collection of Justin Bieber greeting cards in April. The greeting card giant said Wednesday that the line of 48 cards, offered in partnership with Bravado, will sport bright colors and include a photo of the teen and tween pop music star. In addition, the
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. has received Food and Drug Administration for levetiracetam oral solution 100mg/ml, an anti-seizure medication. The company said Wednesday that it plans to ship its product, a generic version of UCB Pharma’s Keppra oral solution, by May.
The National Psoriasis Foundation has launched a "seal of recognition" for over-the-counter products to treat psoriasis.
Boca Cosmetics Group is launching its Zelo Keratin Hair Straightening Kit and other hair care products in Navarro Discount Pharmacy stores.
Pfizer Inc. has acquired Alacer Corp., the maker and distributor of Emergen-C products, the nation’s largest-selling branded vitamin C product line. Financial terms of the deal, announced Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Tony Mauro, president of Mylan North America and its Mylan Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, has been elected as chairman of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) board of directors. Mylan said Friday that Mauro’s term as GPhA chairman will last for one year.
Mitchell-Vance Laboratories has landed retail distribution for its ScarAway Silicone Scar Sheets with food and drug retail giant Kroger Co. The scar care company said plans call for the product to roll out to all Kroger and Kroger-owned stores nationwide on April 1.
Johnson & Johnson has named vice chairman Alex Gorsky as its next chief executive officer, succeeding Bill Weldon. Announcing the move late Tuesday, J&J said Gorsky, 51, is slated to take the CEO reins on April 26 at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
SpermCheck Fertility, an at-home test to measure sperm count, has become available on Walgreens.com and CVS.com and is slated to soon become available in stores.
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has received an offer to be bought out by Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. but expressed bewilderment about why an unsolicited bid was made.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. now has another billion-dollar brand: Kotex. The company said Monday that Kotex crossed the billion-dollar global net sales mark in 2011, following two consecutive years of significant growth in the feminine care category.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling about 574,000 bottles of Infants’ Tylenol Oral Suspension pain reliever/fever reducer, citing concerns about the syringe dosing system. The McNeil-PPC Inc.
Mylan Inc. plans to change the name of its branded specialty pharmaceutical business from Dey Pharma to Mylan Specialty. The company said Wednesday that Dey is conducting business as Mylan Specialty effective immediately, but Dey Pharma L.P.
