Nicorette mini lozenge makes debut
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has launched a Nicorette mini-sized anti-smoking lozenge, which is designed to dissolve up to three times faster than other stop-smoking lozenges.
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Bayer Diabetes Care unveils glucose monitor for kids
Bayer Diabetes Care has introduced the Didget blood glucose monitoring system for children.
Takeda ships Dexilant antacid
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. has rolled out Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) delayed-release capsules, for the treatment of heartburn and related ailments, to pharmacies in the United States. Dexilant is available in 30 mg and 60 mg capsules, Takeda said Monday.
Venus expands women’s shaving line
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Venus women’s shaving brand has added new disposable and refillable razors and an in-shower moisturizer and bikini trimmer to its product lineup.
PepsiCo enlists Rite Aid for recycling effort
Rite Aid Corp. plans to deploy Dream Machine bottle and can recycling kiosks as part of a recycling initiative by PepsiCo and Waste Management Inc. The drug store chain is one of the first national retailers to sign on to the program, starting with 150 kiosks in its North Carolina locations. Under
UnderWAY beverage now on shelves at Discount Drug Mart
Better Health Beverage’s underWAY appetite-suppressing beverage is now available at Discount Drug Mart locations across Ohio.
L’Oréal to acquire Essie Cosmetics
L’Oréal USA, the New York-based subsidiary of beauty products giant L’Oréal S.A., has signed an agreement to acquire Queens, N.Y.-based Essie Cosmetics Ltd.
Eurand unveils AdvaTab Acetaminophen tablets
Eurand is offering a new licensing opportunity for retailers and health care companies with AdvaTab Acetaminophen, an orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) that incorporates its proprietary AdvaTab ODT and Microcaps taste-masking technologies.
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.
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.