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February 25, 2013
Sunsweet offers new healthier snack options

Americans love to snack, but they don't always have to settle for treats sacrificing good taste for healthier ingredients. Sunsweet — a leading brand of dried plums, specialty dried fruits and fruit juices — bolsters that advice with its newest offerings: Amazin' Berry Blend and Amazin' Cranberries.

February 21, 2013
Rise-N-Shine highlights Wake Up on Time energy supplement

Rise-N-Shine recently highlighted its Wake Up on Time supplement formulated to help night owls transform into morning people.

February 19, 2013
Mylan, Biocon enter deal on generic analog insulins

Mylan and Biocon have a deal to develop and sell generic insulin-analog products for diabetes, Mylan said.

February 19, 2013
Reports: Florida House subcommittee approves biosimilar-substitution bill

A new bill in Florida's state legislature would allow pharmacists to substitute biosimilars for branded biotech drugs, according to published reports.

February 19, 2013
Sergeant's launches generic version of Frontline spray

Sergeant's Pet Care Products has launched a generic version of a commonly used spray for killing fleas and ticks in dogs and cats, the company said Tuesday.

February 18, 2013
Specific Beauty develops new Dark Spot Corrector Pads

Specific Beauty, a treatment line for “multi-hued” skin that was developed by dermatologist Heather Woolery-Lloyd, has introduced its new Specific Beauty Dark Spot Corrector Pads.

February 15, 2013
Pharmacy ideal for proactive health interventions

A smoking cessation program developed by the University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy will be deployed through Safeway pharmacies, the university announced. As part of the program, Safeway pharmacists will receive special training in counseling techniques.

It's one of the first partnerships of its kind and another example of how community pharmacy will be stepping into a more preventive healthcare role. You can expect to see more types of these smoking cessation programs along with other proactive health interventions tackling weight loss and encouraging healthier behaviors.

February 15, 2013
Reports: Study finds salt reduction would reduce cardiovascular-related deaths

A new study indicates that the United States could prevent up to half a million deaths during the next 10 years by reducing salt intake, according to published reports.

February 15, 2013
Vitamin Shoppe closes deal on 31-store acquisition in Northwest

The Vitamin Shoppe announced that it has closed on the previously announced purchase of Super Supplements — a specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements — for approximately $50 million.

February 13, 2013
Derma e unveils new Evenly Radiant BB Crème

Natural skin care maker, Derma e unveiled its latest multifunctional natural product, Evenly Radiant BB Crème.

February 13, 2013
Lumene to expand portfolio with new Complete Rewind collection

Lumene, a European skin care and cosmetics brand from Finland, has developed a new anti-aging skin care line that leverages anti-glycation technology to help turn back the hands of time. Enter Complete Rewind.

February 13, 2013
Vichy introduces new products to Neovadiol range

Slated to hit the U.S. retail market in April is the new Neovadiol range from Vichy Laboratoires, a leading pharmacy skin care line for the signs of hormonal aging.

February 11, 2013
FDA turns down two Novo Nordisk insulin products

The Food and Drug Administration declined to approve two insulin products made by Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk, the company said Sunday.

February 7, 2013
California vaccine distributor reports inventory still on hand for last-minute inoculations

While this season's flu epidemic maintains its strength across the West Coast, one vaccine distributor announced they still have vaccine on hand.

February 7, 2013
Sam's Club offering heart health screenings

Sam's Club will offer free heart health screenings at 563 of its stores on Saturday, the club retailer said.

February 7, 2013
Vaccine-resistant whooping cough bacteria strain may have appeared in U.S., researchers say

A new strain of the bacterium that causes whooping cough immune to vaccines may have appeared in the United States, according to a brief published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

February 6, 2013
J.D. Power and Associates: Roche Diabetes's Accu-Chek products scored highest in satisfaction in survey

Adults living with diabetes in the United States reported highest satisfaction using Roche Diabetes Care's Accu-Chek products compared with other blood-glucose-meter manufacturers, according to the inaugural J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Blood Glucose Meter Satisfaction Study.

February 5, 2013
WebMD launches allergy app

WebMD Health launched the WebMD Allergy app for the iPhone, a mobile resource that empowers consumers to take control of their allergies.

February 4, 2013
Merz North America names VP Merz Aesthetics unit, moves OTC under Aesthetics umbrella

Merz North America on Monday named Jim Hartman VP of the Merz Aesthetics business unit, which includes Xeomin, Radiesse and Belotero Balance.

February 1, 2013
FDA approves new drug for potentially deadly ammonia conditions

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating some disorders that harm the body's ability to remove ammonia from the blood, the agency said Friday.

January 31, 2013
All American Pet Co. ships nutrition bars for dogs to Walmart

The All American Pet Company said its new line of nutrition bars for dogs is on its way to Walmart.

January 31, 2013
Monistat survey: 75% of women experience yeast infections, but misconceptions persist

Research has shown that 3-in-4 women will experience candidiasis, more commonly known as a vaginal yeast infection, and 67% are embarrassed by it, Insight Pharmaceuticals announced, citing an independent survey commissioned for Monistat.

January 29, 2013
Oceans Omega launches omega-3 enhanced water

Oceans Omega launched Omega Infusion, an omega-3 EPA/DHA enhanced water product with initial placement within Giant Food.

January 28, 2013
FDA approves new use of Pfizer vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for a pneumococcal vaccine made by Pfizer, the drug maker said.

January 28, 2013
Q&A: Optimizing pharmacy’s function

In August 2012, the American Association of Diabetes Educators highlighted recommendations and research confirming that more than one-third of the 25 million Americans with diabetes don’t take their insulin as prescribed. Collaborative Care recently had the opportunity to interview Jerry Meece, a pharmacist, certified diabetes educator and author of the AADE’s recommendations, about what pharmacists are — and should be — doing to address the problem.

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