Bayer Diabetes Care’s A1CNow+ and A1CNow SELFCHECK diabetes testing devices have been certified to meet tighter performance guidelines instituted by the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP).
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. has begun shipping tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules, a medication for men with an enlarged prostate. The company said Thursday that the product was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Sun Pharma’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA).
TCGRx has rolled out Will-Call Rx, a computerized system for hanging and retrieving will-call prescriptions that’s designed to ensure accurate medication pickup.
Reckitt Benckiser Group has reached an agreement to acquire SSL International, the maker of Durex condoms and Scholl foot care products. The companies said Wednesday that Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay 2.54 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) to buy SSL.
American Greetings has launched a new greeting card line that’s designed to convey a lasting, more meaningful message by providing a special note for later.
Carma Laboratories Inc., the maker of Carmex lip balm products, has unveiled a new skin care product line, Carmex Healing Lotion and Carmex Healing Cream. The company said Tuesday that the new line marks the first time that it has expanded its product offerings beyond lip balm.
Mylan Inc. has begun shipping a generic clonidine patch for treating high blood pressure. The drug maker said Monday that its Mylan Technologies Inc.
McKesson Corp. said it has been recognized by Walmart as one of the retail giant’s best-performing suppliers in 2009.
Cardinal Health Inc. has finalized its acquisition of Healthcare Solutions Holding LLC. The pharmaceutical and health care products distributor announced the $517 million cash deal early last month, saying that the agreement would expand the company’s presence in specialty pharmaceutical services.
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s (GSK) diabetes drug Avandia should remain on the market, but possibly with tough new restrictions and new warnings.
Dietary supplements supplier NBTY Inc. has agreed to be purchased by private equity firm Carlyle Group for $3.8 billion in one of the biggest private equity deals thus far in 2010. Carlyle’s $55 a share cash offer is 47% above NBTY’s stock close on Wednesday. NBTY announced the deal a day after
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has named John Castellani its new president and chief executive officer, effective September 1.
Merck & Co. is planning to phase out operations at eight research sites and eight manufacturing sites. It is also continuing to consolidate office facilities worldwide as part of the global merger restructuring program that began last December following its acquisition of Schering-Plough Corp.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter medicines under the Benadryl, Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol and Motrin banners in a follow-up to a January recall.
Later this month, Walgreens drug stores in the Philadelphia area are slated to begin carrying Wings of Nature snack bars from Fresh Harvest Products Inc. Fresh Harvest said Thursday that plans call for the snack bars to be available in about 90 Walgreens stores in the Philadelphia region.
Later this year, Strativa Pharmaceuticals plans to ship Zuplenz oral soluble film for the prevention of postoperative, highly and moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy-induced and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
