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Supplier News Breaks Archives Joe McClanathan, president and chief executive officer of Energizer Household Products, is slated to retire next year and be succeeded by vice president Alan Hoskins. Rock musician Jon Bon Jovi shares his pain relief story in a new television commercial for Advil. Hershey Co. plans to acquire Brookside Foods Ltd., a British Columbia-based confectionery manufacturer specializing in chocolate-covered fruit juice pieces. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. is rolling out Amethia Lo tablets, an oral contraceptive. The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) has hired Ahaviah Glaser as vice president for policy and strategic alliances. The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) has honored Sen. Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) with its Rx Safety and Healthcare Leadership Award. AstraZeneca plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs from its U.S. sales force as part of a restructuring program unveiled last year. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched an authorized generic version of Caduet, indicated for the treatment of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Christopher Arington has been promoted to vice chairman and chief executive officer of authorized generic drug maker Prasco Laboratories. Helen of Troy Ltd. plans to buy the PUR water filtration product business from Procter & Gamble Co. Horizon Pharma Inc. has launched Duexis, a proprietary single-tablet combination of ibuprofen (800 mg) and famotidine (26.6 mg), in the United States. Nipro Diagnostics Inc. has won the 2011 Manufacturer of the Year Award from the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF). Kraft Foods Inc. has appointed the chairmen and chief executive officers of the two companies it will form next year when it wraps up a planned spin-off of its grocery business.
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