Red Carpet Manicure adds summer shades
Red Carpet Manicure, maker of an innovative at-home gel nail manicure system, has introduced new limited-edition special shade effects for the summer.
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Boiron names U.S. chief executive
Janick Boudazin has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Boiron Inc.
Stiefel cleared to market acne foam
Stiefel has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Fabior Foam (tazarotene 0.1%), an acne treatment.
AmerisourceBergen appoints CFO
Tim Guttman has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer at AmerisourceBergen Corp. after serving in the post on an interim basis.
PharmaSmart names COO, hires former Safeway Rx exec
PharmaSmart International Inc. has promoted Ashton Maaraba to chief operations officer, a newly created position. The blood pressure management, health IT and pharmacy health services company also said this week that it has hired Matthew Bryant as corporate controller and former Safeway Inc.
Smith Drug enlists FCTI for ATM services
Pharmacy wholesaler Smith Drug Co. has named FCTI as its preferred ATM service provider.
Pregnitude supplement helps women trying to conceive
Everett Laboratories Inc. has released Pregnitude, a reproductive support dietary supplement for women having difficulty conceiving.
Tampax, Always brands team up for new feminine care line
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Tampax and Always feminine care brands have joined together to launch the Radiant Collection, a new line of feminine protection products.
Pepsi global campaign set to air first TV spot
PepsiCo plans to air the brand’s initial television commercial since the announcement of its first global campaign, "Live for Now.
Upsher-Smith rolls out Provella women’s probiotic
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. has begun shipping Provella, a probiotic dietary supplement for women designed to promote digestive, feminine and immune health.
H.D. Smith inks distribution pact with PharmacyGPO
H.D. Smith has entered a three-year agreement to become the exclusive wholesaler for PharmacyGPO, a buying group that serves independent pharmacies nationwide.
Genomma ends bid to buy Prestige Brands
Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. has dropped its plan to acquire Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.
Sandoz to acquire Fougera for $1.5 billion
Sandoz, the generic drug subsidiary of Novartis, plans to buy Fougera Pharmaceuticals in a cash deal of about $1.53 billion. Novartis said late Wednesday that, pending regulatory approvals, it expects to finalize the transaction in the second half of this year.
Sanofi launches glucose meter for iPhone, iPod
Sanofi has announced the U.S. launch of the iBGStar Blood Glucose Monitoring System, which the company said is the first Food and Drug Administration-approved blood glucose meter that connects directly to the Apple iPhone and iPod touch.
Pepto-Bismol adds ‘to go’ product
Procter & Gamble Co. has unveiled Pepto-Bismol To-Go, a more portable version of its venerable stomach remedy.
First Doryx generic is released by Mylan
Mylan Inc. has begun shipping doxycycline hyclate delayed-release tablets (150 mg), an oral antibiotic, after a favorable ruling in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Warner Chilcott.