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October 3, 2010
ProteoTech, Tasly Pharmaceuticals to develop Alzheimer’s drug

Privately owned drug-development company ProteoTech will work with a Chinese company to develop a drug...

October 3, 2010
SVP operations at Shoppers named president of chain

Supervalu, parent company of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, has appointed Tim Lowe president of Shoppers....

September 30, 2010
CHPA approves of retail theft legislation's passage

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Thursday announced its support behind the passage of H.R....

September 30, 2010
J&J chairman addresses McNeil 'phantom recall' before House committee

McNeil products soon will repopulate shelves, Johnson & Johnson chairman and CEO Bill Weldon shared...

September 30, 2010
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid enrollment, spending rises; growth will continue

Due to the nation’s deep recession, states experienced rapid growth in their Medicaid enrollment and...

September 29, 2010
J&J to ship children's medicine amid House committee hearing

Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it plans to ship limited quantities of one of...

September 29, 2010
NRF reveals costume trends for Halloween 2010

Expect to see many consumers donning Buzz Lightyear and Alice in Wonderland costumes this Halloween,...

September 29, 2010
Teva, OncoGenex commence phase-3 trial for advanced prostate cancer drug

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals have started a late-stage clinical trial of an investigative...

September 28, 2010
FTC looks to debunk health benefit claims made by POM Wonderful in suit

The Federal Trade Commission has sued the maker of a pomegranate juice that touts health...

September 28, 2010
NRF responds to Chinese currency legislation

Another group representing retailers has joined those opposed to legislation designed to pressure China to...

September 28, 2010
Pharmacy groups launch e-health task force

Staking a firm claim to the emerging technology revolution in health care, nine national pharmacy...

September 27, 2010
CHPA names new president

Scott Melville now is at the helm of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association....

September 26, 2010
Decoding Health Reform 2.0

As I write this column, it’s the final Super Tuesday primaries in eight states, including...

September 26, 2010
GPhA and FDA to discuss me-too medicines at technical conference

More than a dozen top Food and Drug Administration officials will meet with generic drug...

September 26, 2010
Industry voices concern over Matrixx Initiatives AER case

The pharmaceutical industry earlier this month weighed in on the case “Matrixx Initiatives vs. James...

September 26, 2010
Senate, courts debate legality of patent settlement deals

For all its successes, the generic drug industry has had a lot to worry about...

September 22, 2010
Efforts to combat Medicare fraud draw mixed signals from indies, PBMs

The independent pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management industries both praised new efforts by Congress and...

September 21, 2010
New Health Reform Report website provides 'real facts, trusted analysis' about healthcare law

Newt Gingrich, former House speaker and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, unveiled a...

September 20, 2010
Lobbyists respond to Senate's delay to review food safety bill

A coalition of lobbying groups urged the Senate on Monday to review and pass pending...

September 20, 2010
Report: FDA hearing to discuss biosimilar regulations

The Food and Drug Administration is looking for input on regulations concerning knock-off versions of...

September 16, 2010
Emergent to develop anthrax vaccine on HHS' behalf

Emergent BioSolutions has landed a $51 million contract from the Department of Health and Human...

September 15, 2010
CBO: Generics saved $33 billion for Medicare Part D in 2007

Generic drugs saved Medicare Part D beneficiaries and the program as a whole $33 billion...

September 15, 2010
House committee to hold hearing over J&J recall

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Ed Towns, D-N.Y., on Thursday announced that...

September 15, 2010
Milk drinkers maintain healthy weight, study finds

Milk drinkers are more likely to lose weight than those who skip drinking milk when...

September 15, 2010
White House continues health IT drive as CMS offers matching funds to states

More money is flowing from the federal stimulus coffers to states as the White House...

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