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Pepsi MAX kicks off ‘Field of Dreams’ promo

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo’s Pepsi MAX brand is giving baseball fans a chance to take the field with Major League Baseball legends in the Pepsi MAX MLB Field of Dreams program. The beverage giant said Tuesday that through June 15, fans across the country can go to MLB.com/PepsiMAX to votes for players on the American

Mylan, Dr. Reddy’s launch Zyprexa generics

NEW YORK — Mylan Inc. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories have released olanzapine tablets, an antipsychotic medication, in six dosage strengths. The companies said Tuesday that their products, a generic version of Zyprexa from Eli Lilly and Co., come in strengths of 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg. Dr.

Pharmacies see setback in case against PBM merger

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has denied an effort by retail pharmacy groups to prevent pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. from merging. Published reports said Judge Cathy Bissoon of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday rejected a request by the pharmacy trade organizations

Walgreens Rx adherence efforts yield results

DEERFIELD, Ill. — A set of pharmacy programs by Walgreen Co. are driving higher rates of patient adherence to their prescribed medications. Walgreens said Wednesday that findings from three studies presented at the recent Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s 24th Annual Meeting & Expo in San Francisco show how community pharmacy can improve patient health

NABP: Online drug sellers shirk U.S. Rx laws

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — Well over 90% of Internet drug outlets don’t comply with U.S. pharmacy laws, in turn driving prescription drug abuse and misuse and facilitating the entry of counterfeit medications into the U.S. drug supply, a study by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) found. In a report released Tuesday, NABP

NCPA gives take on PDUFA reauthorization

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association has submitted recommendations to federal lawmakers as a Senate committee readies legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). NCPA said it has sent a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Mike Enzi

New members elected to NACDS Foundation board

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has named executives from Rite Aid Corp., GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Inc. to its board of directors for the 2012-13 term. The NACDS Foundation said Susan Henderson, senior vice president and chief communications officer at Rite Aid; Joseph Kucharski, vice president for channel development and

Q&A: Wasson takes reins as NACDS chairman

Q&A: Wasson takes reins as NACDS chairman

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. president and chief executive officer Greg Wasson becomes chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores at a pivotal time for the industry. The group Wasson will begin leading when he succeeds ­H-E-B’s Bob Loeffler as NACDS chairman at the NACDS Annual Meeting on Tuesday has pulled out all

Walgreens enables patients to ‘find your pharmacist’

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has launched a new online tool that lets customers choose a pharmacist by matching their health care needs with the expertise, specialties, languages and clinical backgrounds of Walgreens pharmacists. Find Your Pharmacist enables users to search pharmacist profiles to find the expertise that best suits their health needs. The drug store

Ontario pharmacists blast further reimbursement cut

TORONTO — The Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) called an Ontario government plan to cut pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs misguided, noting that such a move would mark the second such reduction in two years. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty late Friday announced 2012 budget maneuvers that included a proposal to lower the cost of the top 10 generic

BioScrip appoints chief financial officer

ELMSFORD, N.Y. — BioScrip Inc. has named Hai Tran as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The company said late Monday that Tran is slated to take over the CFO post on May 14 from Mary Jane Graves, who has been serving as interim CFO and treasurer since January 2011. Plans call for MJ

Bud Light Lime adds ‘Lime-A-Rita’

ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch is expanding its Bud Light lineup with Bud Light Lime Lime-a-Rita, which the company said gives a fresh twist to a classic summer cocktail, the margarita. Bud Light Lime also now sports new packaging. The beer giant said Monday that Bud Light Lime Lime-a-Rita blends the flavor of an authentic margarita

AstraZeneca to acquire Ardea Biosciences

LONDON and SAN DIEGO — AstraZeneca plans to buy Ardea Biosciences Inc. in a cash deal valued at $1.26 billion. The companies said Monday that they expect the transaction to close in the second or third quarter of this year. The clinically most advanced product candidate of Ardea, a San Diego-based biotech firm focused on

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