Drug Store Newshttp://www.drugstorenews.com/dsn.rssThis channel is translating news from Drug Store News (http://www.drugstorenews.com) web site.Sat, 17 May 2008 13:27:27 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68825Ahold USA revealed today that veteran pharmacy executive John Fegan, who heads up all U.S. pharmacy operations for the diverse, Dutch-based supermarket retailer as senior vice president of pharmacy, will leave the company May 23 after 12 years with the company and its Stop & Shop supermarket division.Fri, 16 May 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68823Cargill today introduced that it will be launching a natural sweetener, Truvia, made from leaves of the South American herb stevia.Fri, 16 May 2008 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68813Wegmans Food Markets is conducting a survey through its newsletter to find out among other objectives, how it measures up against mass merchants and wholesale clubs when it comes to baby’s needs.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68811Medco Health Solutions has released a new report showing that the number of children taking adult-type medications to treat such diseases as type 2 diabetes, sleeping problems and gastrointestinal disorders has more than doubled in a seven-year span. Based on this data, there are now approximately 1.2 million children in the U.S. taking these traditionally adult medications.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68809The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a single dose of Merck’s Zostavax even for people who have already had a case of shingles to prevent the painful condition and its potentially long-lasting after-effects, according to published reports.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68807In a decision late Wednesday, Judge Jed Rakoff of the United States District Court said the Congressional charter for the Red Cross gave it the right to use the symbol—a Greek red cross against a white background—even for business purposes.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68805KV Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its generic version of AstraZeneca’s hypertension drug Toprol XL 50 mg.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:15:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68803A flash drive that will store all of a patient’s personal health records, from allergies to insurance to past surgeries, will go on sale at 103 Kroger stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky next week, according to published reports.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68799The Food and Drug Administration is considering requiring TV drug advertisements to carry a toll-free number where patients can report serious problems with their medication, according to the Associated Press.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68801Supermarket chain Ukrop’s is opening next week, in partnership with Pratt Medical Center, an in-store health clinic inside its Salem Church store, according to a local news report.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68797Winn-Dixie Stores wants to partner with manufacturers to improve store operations and expand its marketing efforts, the company announced Thursday.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68795Valeant Pharmaceuticals was informed by the Food and Drug Administration that the agency has entered an administrative order “in the public interest” to delay the approval of a generic version of its drug Efudex cream 5 percent until May 30.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68793Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed into law Thursday S.F. 2941, a law that will make obtaining addictive prescription drugs online without prescriptions more difficult for Minnesota residents.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:25:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68791A Food and Drug Administration panel has said that direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs need to be clear and direct and that the government needs to study the effects the ads have on customer behavior, especially the elderly and minorities, according to Reuters.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68787As the election season and rising health care costs spawn a furious national debate on the future of the U.S. health care system, retail pharmacy leaders must join that debate with a massive and coordinated message about the role and value of retail pharmacy, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson asserts.Fri, 16 May 2008 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68781East Coast supermarket chain Stop & Shop has announced that it will lower prices on more than 5,000 health and beauty products, the company announced Thursday.Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68779Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68777Phase III trials of Johnson & Johnson’s psoriasis drug ustekinumab have shown it to effectively control the skin disorder that affects 2.5 percent of Americans.Fri, 16 May 2008 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68775The H. J. Heinz Co. today said that it is donating $350,000 to relief efforts for victims of Monday’s earthquake in the Sichuan Province in China.Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=68773Amgen’s cancer drug denosumab cuts fracture risk in cancer patients and women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, tests have shown.Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT