Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals Inc. licensee JD Nelson & Associates has entered into a distribution agreement with Walgreen Co. to carry its Safe4Hours First Aid Antiseptic Skin Protectant in the chain’s drug stores. JD Nelson currently licenses Safe4Hours Hand Sanitizer from Skinvisible.
Fresh Harvest Products Inc. plans to make its Wings of Nature organic snack bars available in Walgreens stores. The natural and organic food and beverage company said Tuesday that Walgreens stores are slated to begin selling the snack bars later this month, starting in the Orlando, Fla., region.
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Gillette shaving products brand is partnering with popular musicians to produce "Gillette UNCUT," a digital documentary film series. Shot by renowned music filmmaker/photographer Danny Clinch, the "Gillette UNCUT" films will give fans with a glimpse into the worlds of will.i.
Sanofi-aventis has initiated its tender offer to buy all outstanding common shares of Chattem Inc. as part of its $1.9 billion deal to acquire the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based drug maker. The French pharmaceutical giant said Monday that the offer, at $93.
Dr. Pepper has teamed up with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. on an interactive brand marketing program. Under the effort, consumers who buy 20-ounce bottles of Dr.
Celsius Holdings Inc. said its Celsius calorie-burning beverage is now available at Rite Aid drug stores nationwide. The company said this week that Rite Aid stores are carrying three Celsius flavors: sparkling Orange and the noncarbonated Green Tea Raspberry Acai and Green Tea Peach Mango.
Procter & Gamble Co. this month is rolling out new packaging for its Align probiotic that includes the product’s new money-back guarantee. The consumer products giant also said that next month its P&G BrandSavers coupon book will feature a high-value coupon for money off an Align purchase.
Italian personal care manufacturer Corman has introduced the Organyc brand and new private-label feminine care lines in the United States.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) has established several key sales, marketing and merchandising objectives for its retail partners in 2010 to capitalize on its Advantage Brands strategy, according to Mike McCormick, director of the initiative.
If, as someone once said, “timing is everything,” the timing of Valentine’s Day this year does not favor chain drug retailers.
Americans still seem relatively unconvinced that there will be dramatic economic improvement this year, and that attitude will continue to impact shoppers’ purchasing habits, according to consumer market researchers.
PharmaSmart International Inc. has teamed up with AstraZeneca Canada to deliver tools and programs to pharmacists, doctors and patients for the improved management of hypertension.
Procter & Gamble Co. has introduced a cough remedy that’s aimed at helping to eliminate one of a cough’s most embarrassing aspects: clearing mucus from the throat. P&G’s new Vicks DayQuil Mucus Control and DayQuil Mucus Control DM are designed to loosen and thin mucus.
AstraZeneca plans to acquire specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer Novexel in a deal worth up to $505 million.
Novartis stands to gain exclusive global rights to heart failure drug relaxin through a deal to acquire U.S. biopharmaceutical firm Corthera Inc. The Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Wednesday that, under the agreement, it plans to acquire all of the outstanding shares of San Mateo, Calif.
Sanofi-aventis has inked an agreement to buy Chattem Inc. for $1.9 billion, a deal that the drug makers say would create the world’s fifth-largest consumer health care company.
