February 24, 2008
Med-eMonitor to be sold through pharmacies

Creative Tecknology will market and sell the Med-eMonitor System to its customers and through its...

February 24, 2008
Merck to press for Gardasil approval for boys

Merck is looking to get its human papillomavirus drug Gardasil approved for boys by 2009,...

February 24, 2008
NIAAA touts stress-reducing drug to combat alcoholism

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a new drug can help...

February 24, 2008
NIH to run head-to-head comparison of Lucentis and Avastin

On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced that it was starting a head-to-head trial...

February 24, 2008
P&G to trim its staff by 15 percent

Procter & Gamble is looking to bolster productivity and drive growth by trimming about 15...

February 24, 2008
Palmer unveils early treats for 2008 holiday season

R.M. Palmer Co., a leader in chocolate novelties, has unveiled a very early Christmas present...

February 24, 2008
Segal appointed CHPA director of federal affairs

Allen Segal joined the Consumer Healthcare Products Association’s government affairs department Feb. 20 as the...

February 24, 2008
Supply chain conference to showcase new solutions

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ annual Supply Chain and Logistics Conference is one...

February 24, 2008
Tamper-resistant Rx pads to be used starting in April

On April 1, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulation requiring the use...

February 21, 2008
Dickson introduces redesigned temperature/humidity logger

Dickson has redesigned its Graph-at-a-Glance Flat Panel Temperature and Humidity Data Loggers....

February 21, 2008
EMEA recommends pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine

The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended the authorization of the first “pre-pandemic vaccine” for...

February 21, 2008
FDA approves Avastin to treat breast cancer

The Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Biologic Oncology Products has approved to treat breast...

February 21, 2008
FDA approves Humira for juvenile arthritis

The Food and Drug Administration’s division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Rheumatology Products has approved Abbott...

February 21, 2008
FDA approves Xyntha for Hemophilia A

The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved Xyntha, a new drug for the treatment...

February 21, 2008
Health officials to swap all flu strains in new vaccine

Health officials that were part of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday...

February 21, 2008
Hershey’s new center creates jobs in Utah

The Hershey Co. has decided to build a distribution center in Ogden, Utah, creating about...

February 21, 2008
HHS secretary encourages Kansas, Missouri to expand use of electronic records

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is encouraging health care partners in Kansas and...

February 21, 2008
Jury hits AstraZeneca with $215 million fine in price-inflation case

An Alabama state court jury found AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals at fault in inflating drug prices charged...

February 21, 2008
MD On-Line streamlines transactions for Blue Shield of California

MD On-Line is teaming up with Blue Shield of California to offer providers a free...

February 21, 2008
Muhtar Kent nominated as president of Coca-Cola Co. board of directors

The Coca-Cola Co. board of directors has announced Muhtar Kent as their nominee as Director...

February 21, 2008
PhRMA spent more than $22 million in lobbying efforts in 2007

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent more than $22 million lobbying the federal...

February 21, 2008
Prasugrel given priority review by FDA

A new drug, prasugrel, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo, has been granted a...

February 21, 2008
Products can't claim effectiveness against diseases, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that Brownwood Acres Foods, Cherry Capital Services—doing...

February 21, 2008
Sellion debuts Eat My Lignans marketing campaign

Sellion recently kicked off an advertising and marketing campaign called Eat My Lignans in support...

February 21, 2008
Study indicates that taking multiple NSAIDs may lead to poorer health

A new study released recently stated that patients taking more than one nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

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