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Supplier News Breaks Archives Perrigo Co. has begun rolling out minoxidil 5% foam to its retail and wholesale customers. Novartis has appointed Brian McNamara as division head of Novartis OTC, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant's over-the-counter products business unit. Mylan Inc. has launched escitalopram tablets, which the company said is the first equivalent product to Forest Laboratories' Lexapro antidepressant. FLAVORx has donated its 100th pediatric medication flavoring system to a U.S. pharmacy school. Hallmark plans to begin rolling out a collection of Justin Bieber greeting cards in April. Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. has received Food and Drug Administration for levetiracetam oral solution 100mg/ml, an anti-seizure medication. The National Psoriasis Foundation has launched a "seal of recognition" for over-the-counter products to treat psoriasis. Boca Cosmetics Group is launching its Zelo Keratin Hair Straightening Kit and other hair care products in Navarro Discount Pharmacy stores. Every retailer wants and needs to be successful selling beverages, which are proven traffic drivers, basket builders, and revenue and profit enhancers. Pfizer Inc. has acquired Alacer Corp., the maker and distributor of Emergen-C products, the nation's largest-selling branded vitamin C product line. Tony Mauro, president of Mylan North America and its Mylan Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, has been elected as chairman of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) board of directors.
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