CHPA Educational Foundation Unveils KnowYourOTCs.org, Kicks Off New Era for Consumer Education 2015 foundation board elected during annual executive conference March 10, 2015 11:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Now in year two of its commitment to expand consumer education, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation today unveiled a new name
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has relocated its headquarters to the Washington, D.C., area. NASP said Tuesday that the move is effective immediately. The new headquarters address is 1765 Duke St., Alexandria, Va., 22314. NASP staff have already moved to the new location. The association noted that the new location
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — H.D. Smith was named as a finalist for the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s (HDMA) Distribution Management Award for its mobile controlled substance ordering system (CSOS). The pharmaceutical distributor said Tuesday that the mobile CSOS is the first of its kind offered by a U.S. wholesaler and is set to be rolled out
DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems has appointed Emilie Ray, president of McKesson Pharmacy Systems & Automation, to its board of directors. The pharmacy automation and technology company said Tuesday that Ray has more than 14 years of experience in the health care technology sector and has worked in both the hospital and retail pharmacy markets.
ST. LOUIS — A Medicine Shoppe pharmacy in St. Louis sharpened its inventory management and prescription fulfillment using RxSafe dispensing technology from Johnson City, N.Y.-based pharmacy automation provider Innovation. Innovation said Tuesday that Medicine Shoppe No. 1706 in St. Louis deployed the RxSafe 1800 robotic storage and retrieval system to get more transparency into their
MENLO PARK, Calif. — BioPharmX Corp. has landed retail distribution for Violet iodine, a pill for the relief of premenstrual breast discomfort, at CVS/pharmacy. BioPharmX said Tuesday that Violet iodine, which the company called a “first of its kind” product, is available now at select CVS stores and will be offered exclusively in the feminine
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association Educational Foundation has unveiled a new name and look for its online hub, KnowYourOTCs.org. CHPA said Tuesday that KnowYourOTCs.org has replaced OTCsafety.org as the go-to source for consumers seeking information on the safe use, storage and disposal of over-the-counter medicines. The mobile-friendly website is designed to
NEW YORK — An investigation of the herbal supplements industry by New York’s attorney general has now expanded into a multistate probe. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced the formation of a coalition of state attorneys general from Connecticut, Indiana and Puerto Rico to further investigate the herbal supplement industry business practices.
CAMP HILL, Pa. — In another sign of its financial turnaround, Rite Aid Corp. has opened its first newly built store since 2010. Rite Aid on Tuesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 14,500-square-foot store, located at 4999 Jonestown Rd. in Harrisburg, Pa., not far from the company’s headquarters in Camp Hill, Pa. U.S.
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Oral care manufacturer DenTek has acquired Orabrush, a leading brand of tongue cleaner products. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. DenTek said Tuesday that it has acquired all of the assets and intellectual property of the Orabrush brand, including the Orabrush Tongue Cleaner, Orabrush Tongue Foam and Orabrush LiquiGel. In addition,
RESTON, Va. — STS Health’s Air-Vita Allergy homeopathic throat and nasal spray has been rolled out to more than 2,400 CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide. STS Health said Monday that Air-Vita Allergy relieves allergy symptoms by coating the throat and nasal pathways, where most allergens enter the body, and delivering soothing botanicals to both of those passages
BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos., Canada’s largest food and drug retailer, plans to invest more than $1.2 billion into its Canadian business this year. Loblaw said Monday that the 2015 investment includes construction projects for dozens of new and current stores, e-commerce expansion, and continued investment in supply chain and IT infrastructure. The plan also
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Troy Brennan, executive vice president and chief medical officer at CVS Health, delivered the closing keynote address at the 2015 Business Health Agenda conference held in Washington, D.C. by the National Business Group on Health. Speaking Friday morning, Brennan outlined ways that pharmacy care can play a key role in addressing health
WASHINGTON — Zarxio (filgrastim), a cancer treatment from Sandoz Inc., has become the first biosimilar product approved in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration announced its approval of Zarxio, a biosimilar to Neupogen, an oncology product from Amgen Inc., on Friday. The move is being hailed as a watershed event that paves the
