Burner Balm, Energy-X Lip Balm catch retailers’ attention
Pacific Shore Holdings Inc. said its dietary supplement lip balms are drawing interest and shelf space from major chain retailers.
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Bubble Chocolate lands distribution at Duane Reade
Bubble Chocolate, the maker of "aerated" chocolate bars, has rolled out its product to metropolitan New York drug chain Duane Reade.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall to add color-changing products
Del Sol, a maker of apparel and accessories that change color, has signed distribution pacts with Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall.
London Drugs to carry Winning Colours stain remover
Canada’s London Drugs will be the first pharmacy chain to sell the Winning Colours stain remover from Winning Brands Corp.
Bayer Contour USB glucose meter wins design award
Bayer’s Contour USB blood glucose meter has received a silver Medical Design Excellence Award, which recognizes excellence in medical product design and manufacturing.
Burt’s Bees tops list of ‘greenest’ brands
Burt’s Bees finished first in a list of 10 U.S. brands deemed by consumers as the "greenest" as part of the 2010 ImagePower Green Brands Survey.
Lansinoh makes donation to new InfantRisk Center
Lansinoh Laboratories Inc. has donated $20,000 to help fund the new InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University in Amarillo, Texas.
Home Diagnostics, Nipro Diabetes Systems to merge
Diabetes testing supplier Home Diagnostics Inc. plans to merge with Nipro Diabetes Systems Inc. to become Nipro Diagnostics Inc. Both companies are subsidiaries of Osaka, Japan-based medical device manufacturer Nipro Corp.
Gillette Fusion ProGlide, ProSeries now in stores
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand said its new Fusion ProGlide razors and cartridges and Fusion ProSeries shaving products for men have hit store shelves nationwide.
Unilever to advertise on Apple iAD mobile platform
Unilever will be the consumer goods presenting advertiser on Apple Inc.’s new iAD mobile advertising platform, which will enable the consumer products giant to run ads on iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Health Mart to be featured in The Pill Timer campaign
Health Mart will be featured in a promotional campaign by Med Time Technology Inc. for The Pill Timer, a medicine vial cap that lets users set an alarm to signal when they need to take their medication. Med Time Technology has retained TransMedia Group to publicize The Pill Timer, which is
Pill Glide hits pharmacy counter at Publix
Publix Super Markets Inc. is now carrying FLAVORx Inc.’s new Pill Glide spray in its pharmacies chainwide.
ECRM auction helps Kids In Need
ECRM said a registration auction for its upcoming School & Office show has raised $40,000 for the Kids In Need Foundation.
Vitamins market has surged, TABS Group finds
The U.S. market for vitamins, minerals and supplements has grown by more than 20% over roughly the past year and a half, according to TABS Group Inc.
Duane Reade customers to sample Omnibalm
Product sampling for Balm Innovations’ Omnibalm 13% Tea Tree Oil Skin Relief Cream is being held this week at select Duane Reade drug stores in New York City. The company said that from June 3 to 5, customers at 20 Duane Reade stores in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens can receive samples
ZymaDerm gets distribution at Walgreens
Walgreens has agreed to carry ZymaDerm, a painless topical treatment for the skin infection molluscum contagiosum, at its drug stores nationwide. Naturopathix Inc., which markets ZymaDerm, said Wednesday that the over-the-counter treatment makes the skin condition disappear in 30 days.