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February 22, 2011
New cardiovascular risk calculator now available online

In line with American Heart Month, Boehringer Ingelheim's Micardis has introduced a cardiovascular risk-reduction calculator, designed to assess patients' cardiovascular risk.

February 22, 2011
Perrigo files regulatory application for Taclonex generic

Generic drug maker Perrigo has filed for approval of a drug to treat psoriasis with the Food and Drug Administration.

February 22, 2011
Prasco agrees to distribute authorized generic of Pentasa

Prasco Labs will distribute an authorized generic version of an ulcerative colitis treatment made by Shire in the event that any other company steps forward to file an abbreviated new drug application for the drug.

February 22, 2011
Report: Arkansas considers switching PSE to Rx only

Arkansas on Friday became the fourth state this year to entertain making the popular decongestant pseudoephedrine available only by prescription.

February 22, 2011
Report: Many French pharmacies may be forced to bid adieu

More than 5,000 pharmacies in France face a strong risk of bankruptcy following government efforts to contain escalating healthcare costs, Le Parisien reported.

February 22, 2011
Rite Aid expands free Rx delivery

Rite Aid has expanded its free prescription delivery service to more than 400 stores in the New York metropolitan area, the retail pharmacy chain announced Monday.

February 22, 2011
Survey: Docs aren’t telling obese patients to lose weight

A new Harris Poll published Tuesday suggested that many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight patients to lose weight.

February 22, 2011
Tiger Balm supports Susan G. Komen race in Los Angeles

Prince of Peace Enterprises' Tiger Balm brand on Tuesday announced its sponsorship of the 2011 Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County Race for the Cure, taking place Sunday, March 6, at Dodger Stadium.

February 22, 2011
Zipnosis, Park Nicollet Health Services team up with Minn. service cooperative

Zipnosis, which offers online access to mainstream medicine by providing consumers with simple and convenient online diagnosis and treatment of common health needs, and Park Nicollet Health Services have announced a new initiative with Resource Training and Solutions that will bring online health care to people living in central Minnesota.

February 18, 2011
Boiron reports illness levels rise 6.4%

Nearly 39 million people are feeling the effects of cold and flu as illness levels continue to climb across the nation, Boiron reported Friday.

February 18, 2011
CVS Caremark saluted for Pharmacy Advisor program

CVS Caremark announced on Friday that the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute awarded the company and its PBM client, ArcelorMittal, the 2011 Rx Benefit Innovation Award. The award recognizes the Pharmacy Advisor program, which was developed by CVS Caremark to manage costs, improve medication adherence and close gaps in care for members with diabetes.

February 18, 2011
FDA OKs Corifact

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a rare bleeding disorder.

February 18, 2011
FDA wants terbutaline to carry boxed warning label

An asthma drug widely available as a generic should not be used for preventing or treating preterm labor in pregnant women, the Food and Drug Administration warned.

February 18, 2011
Former Clorox executive named CEO at Schiff Nutrition International

Schiff Nutrition International on Friday named Tarang Amin CEO, president and director, effective March 7. Amin will replace Bruce Wood, CEO, president and director, who is retiring.

February 18, 2011
Impax granted FDA approval for generic Adoxa

A generic drug maker received regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its generic version of a bacterial infection treatment.

February 18, 2011
Study: Lipitor may prevent diabetic-related blindness

A drug used to treat high cholesterol, which will lose patent protection and face generic competition starting this year, also may help prevent blindness in people with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the University of Georgia.

February 18, 2011
Task force takes down Medicare fraud schemes

The Medicare Fraud Strike Force on Thursday charged 111 defendants in nine cities — including doctors, nurses and healthcare company owners and executives — for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing. The operation marks the largest federal healthcare-fraud takedown.

February 17, 2011
APhA encourages consumers to consult pharmacists about heart health

February is American Heart Month, and a professional group representing the country’s pharmacists is using that as an opportunity to encourage the public to learn how to prevent heart disease from the most easily accessible members of the healthcare system.

February 17, 2011
Auralgan otic solution seized by government officials

The Food and Drug Administration has seized supplies of a drug used to treat ear infections, under a program the agency started to remove unapproved drugs from the market.

February 17, 2011
FDA OKs Abilify as maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a psychiatric drug for treating bipolar disorder when used in combination with one of two other drugs.

February 17, 2011
Novartis names Naomi Kelman as new head of the Novartis OTC division

Novartis on Thursday morning named Naomi Kelman head of the Novartis OTC division, effective March 2. She will report directly to Joseph Jimenez, Novartis CEO.

February 17, 2011
Perrigo gains entry to store-brand blood-glucose meter market

Perrigo on Thursday announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with AgaMatrix to sell and distribute blood-glucose monitors and test strips in the U.S. store-brand channel.

February 17, 2011
Report: Exclusivity period for biotech drugs may be reduced to seven years

The Obama administration’s proposed budget for 2012 contains an item that could change the game for biosimilars, according to published reports.

February 17, 2011
Savient announces executive appointments

Savient Pharmaceuticals announced changes to its management team as it gears up for the commercial launch of its chronic gout treatment.

February 17, 2011
Sean Whelan named Diplomat's new CFO

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy has hired a new CFO, the company said.

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