TABS Group extends pact with Unilever
Market research and consulting firm TABS Group has extended its contract with Unilever to provide its Total Store Analytics Service. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
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Merck inks pact to distribute tetanus-diphtheria vaccine
Merck & Co. has gained exclusive rights to market and distribute the MassBiologics tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed vaccine in the United States.
Prestige Brands hires Connors as marketing chief
Timothy Connors has been appointed chief marketing officer at Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.
Little Clinic CIO honored by Boston Software Systems
Mat Waites, chief information officer at The Little Clinic, Kroger Corp.’s retail health clinic subsidiary, has been named winner of Boston Software Systems’ User Excellence Award.
Sandoz to acquire respiratory generics maker Oriel
Sandoz plans to acquire U.S. pharmaceuticals company Oriel Therapeutics, which the Novartis division said would give it exclusive rights to a portfolio of generic drug candidates and related technologies in the inhalable respiratory drug market. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Mylan adds new clozapine tablet dosages
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched 50 mg and 200 mg tablets for its geneirc antipsychotic drug clozapine. The pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc., said Monday that those clozapine dosages had U.S. sales of about $13.5 million last year, according to IMS Health data.
McKesson joins ‘Stop Diabetes’ effort
McKesson Corp. is supporting the American Diabetes Association’s "Stop Diabetes" program aimed at helping raise awareness among school children of the seriousness of type 2 diabetes.
American Greetings unveils On Tap birthday cards
American Greetings Corp. is providing a more interactive way to send a birthday greeting. The company said this spring it plans to roll out an innovative new greeting card dubbed On Tap, which combines a funny birthday greeting with an audio-visual element.
VEET Suprem’Essence brings more ‘luxury’ to hair removal
VEET has expanded its depilatory line with its new Suprem’Essence product, which aims to "add luxury to at-home hair removal.
Old Spice adds odor-control body wash
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Old Spice brand has introduced Odor Blocker body wash, which is designed to detect, neutralize and protect men from body odor for 16 hours.
Unilever names Minvielle to head North America unit
Unilever has appointed Eugenio Minvielle as executive vice president of its North American business. Minvielle, 45, who joins the company from Nestle, will be responsible for Unilever’s $10 billion operations in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
CVS, Navarro to carry Fresh Harvest snack bars
Fresh Harvest Products Inc. plans to roll out its Wings of Nature organic snack bars to CVS and Navarro Discount Pharmacies drug stores in South Florida. The natural and organic food and beverage company said this week that the products will become available next month in about 80 CVS locations.
P&G unveils two Future Friendly partnerships
Procter & Gamble Co. has partnered with two leading environmental organizations, National Geographic and the Earth Day Network, to help support its P&G Future Friendly conservation initiative.
Galderma adds new nozzle to Clobex Spray
Galderma Laboratories has rolled out a new nozzle for Clobex Spray, a super-potent topical steroid for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The company said Tuesday that the new packaging for Clobex Spray (clobetasol propionate 0.
Skinvisible inks pact to develop women’s Rx product
Skinvisible Inc. has entered into an agreement with specialty pharmacy firm Women’s Choice Pharmaceuticals to develop a prescription formulation using Skinvisible’s patented Invisicare polymer delivery system for topical dermatology products.
Boots UK adds Prelox male sexual enhancer
Pharmacy retailer Boots UK Ltd. has begun offering Prelox, a male sexual enhancement pill, in 600 stores across the United Kingdom. Northumberland, U.K.