DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health has begun a new college scholarship program, making $1.1 million in scholarship funds available to 13 pharmacy schools nationwide. The pharmaceutical distributor said Friday that recipient schools will receive scholarship funding ranging from $50,000 to $125,000. Cardinal noted that Five of the 13 pharmacy schools getting funding were chosen because
NEW YORK — Forest Laboratories Inc. plans to roll out Daliresp tablets, a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to U.S. pharmacies by mid-June. The company said late Thursday that Daliresp (roflumilast) was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with severe
CHICAGO — Tropicana Products Inc. has added lemonade and raspberry lemonade flavors to its Trop50 fruit juice line, which has 50% less sugar and calories plus no artificial sweeteners. The PepsiCo division said Friday that the new Trop50 lemonade and raspberry lemonade will be supported by a new spot in the popular "girlfriends" advertising campaign,
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. is set to ship levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol birth control tablets. The company said this week that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories Inc., received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets 0.09 mg/0.02 mg. According to Watson, the product is the generic equivalent to
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. has been recognized with a Distribution Industry Award for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA) by the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA). The pharmaceutical manufacturer said Wednesday that it received the DIANA award for the "Best Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of Less Than $300
NEW YORK — Vichy Laboratoires has introduced Capital Soleil, a new range of oil-free, allergy-tested sun care products designed to provide cellular protection from UVA/UVB rays and free radicals. Vichy said Wednesday that Capital Soleil features an advanced ultra-violet (UV) ray filtering system to provide broad-spectrum protection against UVB (mainly responsible for burning) and UVA
NEW YORK — Retail trade groups claimed victory in halting a measure in the Senate that would have postponed financial reform legislation slashing debit card interchange fees charged to retailers. The Senate on Wednesday voted on S. 575, an amendment by Sens. Jon Tester (D., Mont.) and Bob Corker (R., Tenn.), that proposed to delay
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — MinuteClinic has entered a clinical affiliations with Cleveland Clinic Florida and OhioHealth. The CVS Caremark Corp. retail health clinic subisidiary said this week that under the agreement with Cleveland Clinic Florida, a leading hospital and physician group practice that’s part of the Cleveland Clinic health system, family doctors will serve as medical directors
NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. is conducting what it said is the first-ever randomized clinical trial under an investigational new drug (IND) application that manages study participation entirely using electronic tools and enables patients to participate in the trial regardless of geography. Pfizer said Tuesday that the pilot project, initiated after review from the Food
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores made a grassroots push to rally retail and pharmacy advocates to oppose a Senate proposal to delay debit-card swipe fee reform. NACDS said Wednesday that it enlisted its RxIMPACT program to engage industry advocates and build support against Senate bill S. 575, introduced by Sen.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to recognize the value of pharmacists in accountable care organizations (ACOs). NCPA said Tuesday that it has submitted comments submitted to CMS calling for changes and clarifications on several key points in the agency’s proposed rule for ACOs
PORTLAND, Ore. — A report by LegitScript.com criticizes the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for not doing enough about so-called rogue online pharmacies, which the Internet pharmacy monitoring service said sell addictive medications without a valid prescription. LegiScript said Wednesday that its report examines the DEA’s implementation of the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, a
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has partnered with Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group of Chicago to develop a coordinated health care program. The drug store chain said Wednesday that through the collaborative care model, Walgreens will share with primary care doctors of selected Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group (NMPG) patients the results of pharmacist clinical interventions. NMPG
NEW YORK — TheraBiogen Inc. has entered a national distribution agreement with Food Lion for its TheraMax homeopathic nasal sprays for the relief of cold, flu and allergy symptoms. Plans call for Food Lion, a subsidiary of Belgium-based Delhaize Group, to carry TheraMax Cold & Flu Relief and TheraMax Allergy Relief in about 1,150 of
