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May 17, 2010
FDA 'actively pursuing' McNeil Consumer Healthcare

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday posted a media update to its Web page...

May 17, 2010
First Lady's anti-obesity campaign gets industry endorsement

First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative to cut obesity in America has received backing from a...

May 17, 2010
Listerine seeks to educate consumers on oral hygiene with docummercial

A new Listerine docummercial narrated by award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris is hitting the airwaves....

May 17, 2010
Op-ed: Retail clinics are the answer to ER overcrowding, costs

Meeting patients' needs and providing access to care may be as simple as expanding retail...

May 17, 2010
Sagent recalls lots of generic antibiotic

Generic drug maker Sagent Pharmaceuticals is recalling all its lots of an injectable antibiotic due...

May 17, 2010
Sleep apnea may up diabetes risk, study finds

Sleep apnea may cause metabolic changes that increase insulin resistance, according to researchers from the...

May 17, 2010
Teva: Enjuvia may reduce nighttime awakenings in postmenopausal women

A branded drug made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries reduced the frequency of nighttime awakenings due...

May 16, 2010
Astellas nabs $4 billion acquisition of OSI

Japanese drug maker Astellas Pharma will acquire U.S.-based OSI Pharmaceuticals for $4 billion, the two...

May 16, 2010
CMS nominee an advocate for change in health payment and innovation

If approved by the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Centers for...

May 16, 2010
Congress heats up e-tracking debate to fight meth cooks

Electronic tracking or prescription-only? That’s the question that vexed Congressional leaders last month as they...

May 16, 2010
Drug Store News Virtual Homeopathy Roundtable

Executives from Boiron, Quigley and Hyland's discussed the success of homeopathic remedies at mass retail, consumer and practitioner education around homeopathy, and how the safety and efficacy concerns surrounding allopathic cough-cold medicines have impacted the homeopathic sector.

May 16, 2010
Economy, concern over side effects give consumers a ‘natural’ push

The economy, coupled with rising healthcare coverage rates, is driving more people to self treat,...

May 16, 2010
Fewer adults believe they had the flu this winter than years past, poll finds

Only 12% of adults think they had the flu this past winter, fewer than the...

May 16, 2010
Healthcare reform to open clinic doors

New healthcare legislation—coupled with the aging U.S. population and a shortage of primary care physicians—will...

May 16, 2010
Lilly to present more than 50 studies at oncology conference

The cancer drug arm of Eli Lilly plans to show data from more than 50...

May 16, 2010
Mass. debates Rx coupons

People looking to save a few extra dollars can get coupons for their prescription drugs...

May 16, 2010
Ontario generic pay cuts draw ire of Rx groups

In the latest ill-conceived, money-saving broadside issued by health policy-makers against the dispensing and use...

May 16, 2010
Price Chopper introduces Diabetes AdvantEdge

Northeastern supermarket chain Price Chopper has launched a diabetes management program designed to increase patients’...

May 16, 2010
Reporters Notebook

Sandoz got its hands on a collection of generic drug candidates as it agreed to...

May 16, 2010
Rewriting health reform

Last issue I wrote about the 9-in.-by-12-in. box on my desk, in which I keep...

May 16, 2010
Rite Aid launches Web consultations

In what might very well represent a glimpse into the future of pharmacy retailing, Rite...

May 16, 2010
Target's bull's-eye approach against allergies

Target started an ad campaign last year called “Ask Us,” and here the retailer is...

May 16, 2010
WAG, AARP extend U.S. health-screening road trip

For the second time, Walgreens and AARP are teaming up to bring free preventive health...

May 13, 2010
Brinavess treats atrial fibrillation better than competitor in trial, makers say

An investigational drug for treating a common form of abnormal heart rhythm works better than...

May 13, 2010
CVS' Pharmacy Advisor aids vertically integrated pharmacy-PBM model

The launch of CVS Caremark's Pharmacy Advisor program is important on several fronts; not only...

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