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March 2, 2010
The Apothecary Shops seeks to breathe new life into business, double sales

The Apothecary Shops hopes to double sales at a pharmacy it bought in Los Angeles...

March 2, 2010
Vichy's Neovadiol Gf arriving at CVS, Duane Reade

Launching for spring 2010 at CVS/pharmacy and Duane Reade are the new Neovadiol Gf Day...

March 1, 2010
Abbott, Enanta hope hepatitis C drug will boost market

The market for hepatitis C drugs could get a boost if a clinical trial program...

March 1, 2010
CVS Caremark develops Behavior Change Research Partnership

CVS Caremark is enlisting the help of academic leaders from several leading universities to develop...

March 1, 2010
FDA approves extended-release painkiller

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a regulatory approval application for a pain drug...

March 1, 2010
FDA committee recommends kidney transplant drug be approved

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval for a biotech drug for treating kidney...

March 1, 2010
GAO: Specialty drugs accounted for 10% of Medicare Part D spending in 2007

The kinds of high-cost drugs commonly dispensed in specialty pharmacies accounted for 10% of the...

March 1, 2010
Impax Labs receives FDA approval for generic tamsulosin

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of a drug for...

March 1, 2010
NACDS, NCPA support healthcare provisions in new Senate ‘jobs’ bill

Two organizations catering to the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies expressed strong...

March 1, 2010
NCPA, Sharps Compliance announce partnership

The National Community Pharmacists Association is teaming up with Sharps Compliance to emphasize the proper...

March 1, 2010
Reed's launches nausea relief beverage

Soda maker Reed's is gearing up to introduce a nausea relief beverage to drug stores...

March 1, 2010
Surescripts: E-prescription use jumps 181%

E-prescription adoption and use in the United States has skyrocketed over the past two years,...

March 1, 2010
Valeant enters commercialization agreement with Spear for anti-wrinkle cream

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has obtained the right to commercialize an anti-wrinkle cream under a deal...

February 28, 2010
Astellas vies for OSI Pharmaceuticals

A Japanese drug maker hopes to buy up a pharmaceutical company based in New York...

February 28, 2010
AstraZeneca to buy drugs it developed with Merck

AstraZeneca plans to buy Merck & Co.’s interest in several drug products that the two...

February 28, 2010
Bad information to blame in vaccination hesitation

Despite recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and healthcare professionals, some Americans...

February 28, 2010
Cutting through cough-cold clutter could capture consumer dollars

Not even the threat of an H1N1 flu pandemic could shake today’s recession-minded employee from...

February 28, 2010
CVS’ fourth quarter lands sales-side up

CVS Caremark may have closed the books on a fiscal 2009 that brimmed with a...

February 28, 2010
Drug store pharmacists want in on vaccine game

Prompted by fear of a severe outbreak of H1N1, Illinois health officials, along with other...

February 28, 2010
E-prescribing use soars, but independents unconnected

American retail pharmacy continued its slow but inexorable journey into the 21st century in 2009...

February 28, 2010
ECRM Cough-Cold & Allergy 2010

By all accounts, it’s been a very busy first half of the season for cough-cold manufacturers, even though the 52-week comparable period is only showing a 1.9% lift in overall sales across food, drug and mass (minus Walmart) for the period ended Jan. 24, according to Information Resources Inc. data. For the 2009-2010 season, the weekly percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness peaked at the end of October 2009 at 7.7%, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. That peak was higher than the three previous influenza seasons as reported by the U.S. Outpatient ILI Surveillance Network.

February 28, 2010
ECRM Home Health Care 2010

As many baby boomers become caregivers, retail pharmacy has responded with a greater focus on durable medical equipment; Carex Health Brands has revamped its online presence at Carex.com in an effort to appeal to more caregivers; and complete wireless management of health conditions through such products as blood glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, weight scales and pedometers moved on step closer to reality at the beginning of the year with the Continua Health Alliance's announcement of its first end-to-end connected health solution based on the Continua architecture.

February 28, 2010
FDA accepts regulatory application for Qnexa

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a regulatory approval application for a drug to...

February 28, 2010
FDA, EMEA adopt orphan drug report system

Companies developing drugs to treat especially rare conditions may find winning regulatory approval in the...

February 28, 2010
Manufacturers’ Roulette unlikely to pay a second time

Banking on pandemics is a bit like betting green at the Roulette table. It doesn’t...

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