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January 11, 2009
Report: National telehealth network proposed

With the country focused on expanding health care to 46 million uninsured, the fact that...

June 18, 2008
Rx Development Series: VMS

Drug Store News in May hosted the first installment of a new program it is calling its Pharmacy Development Series, which focused on the vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement category. Hosted in New York, the event brought key insights to retailers regarding the science that supports the business of dietary supplements — a category that has received mounting consumer interest from a number of fronts, including baby boomers looking to extend their lives through proper nutrition, as well as other cost-conscious, healthcare consumers who believe that a dietary supplement taken today can help significantly lower personal healthcare costs tomorrow. Retailers present included GNC — the lead retailer in the dietary supplement channel — as well as several leading drug and grocery chains, including Longs Drug Stores, Meijer, Rite Aid, Supervalu and Walgreens.

January 2, 2008
ECRM Vitamins, Diet & Nutrition 2008

Voraciously defend. Push for government oversight (not more regulation, but better enforcement of existing regulations). Self-regulate. Publicize. Those are four initiatives tackled by the Council for Responsible Nutrition in the past year, in what could be described as a banner year for news in the dietary supplement arena. Long-awaited good manufacturing practices finally were passed, a law requiring serious adverse event reporting associated with dietary supplements was enacted in December and CRN began two key initiatives — the self-policing effort of dietary supplement advertising and a public relations campaign to fortify the reputation of supplements among consumers.

September 19, 2007
Teva introduces generic Penlac

Teva is introducing its generic to the Sanofi-Aventis anti-fungal medication Penlac nail lacquer....

August 30, 2007
Pacific Bioscience announces recall of Clarisonic system

Pacific Bioscience announced a voluntary recall-exchange of its Clarisonic Skin Care System, based on a...

January 4, 2007
ECRM Vitamins, Diet and Nutrition 2007

Both supplement industry advocates and lawmakers are putting into motion early this year initiatives that finally will apply a little credibility to an often-criticized industry. Two industry groups — the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance and the Council for Responsible Nutrition — will be kicking off media campaigns this spring to better educate the press on supplement issues. And Congress in late December passed legislation requiring serious adverse events associated with nutritional supplements be reported to the Food and Drug Administration, an initiative that is expected to inject a jolt of much-needed credibility back into the industry.

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