Children’s AccuDial, a line of over-the-counter pediatric medicines from AccuDial Pharmaceutical Inc., has been named a 2011 Edison Awards winner. AccuDial said Wednesday that its product line won gold in the Consumer Packaged Goods segment, one of 12 categories honored by the Edison Awards.
Tom Long has been appointed chief executive officer of MillerCoors, whose current CEO, Leo Kiely, is slated to retire in the coming weeks. The company, a U.S. joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Pantene hair care brand has begun producing new shampoo and conditioner bottles made primarily from plant-based plastic.
Lipton Iced Tea is launching 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea, a new line of beverages with a simple, all-natural ingredient list. The Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership said Tuesday that 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea will be available in four flavors — Green Tea with Citrus, Iced Tea with Lemon, Iced Tea with
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Crinone 8% progesterone gel is now included in New Life Agency Inc.’s Fertility Pharmacy Care Card program, which provides prescription drug discounts to fertility patients through Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy.
Schick is introducing its new Quattro for Women Disposable Razor handle scented with Skintimate Signature Scent Raspberry Rain through the Shower Your Senses mobile tour.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping letrozole tablets 2.5 mg, a treatment for postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer. Parent company Mylan Inc. said Monday that it launched the product under a previously announced settlement and license agreement with Novartis.
Distributors of specialty pharmaceuticals save the health care industry billions of dollars annually via efficient, extensive measures to ensure their safe delivery, according to new research from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA).
Zippity Doo’s children’s hair care products for head lice prevention are now available throughout South Florida at Navarro Discount Pharmacy.
A national survey released by the National Headache Foundation (NHF) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) revealed disparities between what migraine headache sufferers and physicians say they discuss during office visits, including their prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs.
Sales and marketing service firms Crossmark and Market Performance Group (MPG) have merged their chain drug sales businesses to form MPG Drug.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has been issued three patents for Xifaxan (rifaximin), an antibiotic for the intestinal tract, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company said Wednesday that one of the patents (U.S. Patent No.
Mylan Inc. has begun shipping famciclovir tablets, a treatment for herpes. The company said Wednesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary is introducing famciclovir tablets in strengths of 125 mg, 250 mg and 500 mg.
Miles White, chairman and chief executive officer of Abbott, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The pharmaceutical and health care products company said Tuesday that White will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 1 at the academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
PepsiCo this week is kicking off an advertising campaign for Pepsi MAX that features Major League Baseball all-stars and baseball greats. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (l.) and legendary St. Louis Cardinals shortshop Ozzie Smith (c.) appear in one of the Pepsi MAX TV spots.
Procter & Gamble Co. has added two more hair coloring shades to its recall of Clairol Natural Instincts products in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
