Sally Hansen is debuting not one, but two new additions to its premium nail care collection, Repair + Rescue.

Curated with results-driven ingredients, the beauty brand’s product launches include:

• Bi-Phase Revitalizing Serum: Designed to revitalize nails and encourage nail growth, it is formulated with an MSM biotin blend, blueberry extract and glycerin. It is proven to aid in improving the overall condition of nails and moisture in just two days with regular use; and
• Fungal Damage Solution: A quick and easy solution that can aid in improving fungal damage in just one week with regular use. It reduces discoloration and comes with a precision tip that allows for an easy application under the nail.

Retailing for $15 each, Sally Hansen’s new Bi-Phase Revitalizing Serum and Fungal Damage Solution can be found at mass market, drug store, food and e-commerce retailers nationwide.

Michelle Greene has been named chief information officer at Cardinal Health.

Greene will report to CEO Mike Kaufmann and join the company's executive committee.

“Michelle is a proven leader with a wealth of experience across multiple industries,” said Kaufmann. “Innovation is core to our business and we believe, under Michelle’s leadership, we will continue to make advancements to best serve our customers and their patients.”

Greene joined Cardinal Health in 2021 as senior vice president of EIT for the company’s pharmaceutical segment. In that role, she developed IT strategy tailored to the segment’s business objectives. Previously, Greene was CIO and vice president of IT at Masco and spent nearly a decade with Johnson Controls, serving in several executive positions, including vice president of IT.

Greene has a master’s degree in information science from Florida State University and an executive certificate of international business from the Wharton School. She has received numerous awards, including the Top 25 Most Influential Black Women of Business, and is an active member of multiple nonprofit boards.

The Food and Drug Adminstration gave the green light for Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab) for the treatment of pediatric patients 6 years old and older with active psoriatic arthritis.

This rare disease that resembles adult PsA affects 5% to 8% of children and adolescents with chronic inflammatory arthritis.

Two of the four indications for Stelara now include pediatric patients, further expanding its treatment profile since the first approval in 2009 for adults living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Stelara is a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits both interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23, two cytokines thought to play an important role in tempering the overactive inflammatory response in several autoimmune diseases. Stelara is administered as a subcutaneous injection dosed four times per year after two starter doses for the treatment of pediatric patients six years of age and older with active PsA.

“We know active pediatric psoriatic arthritis is a challenging inflammatory disease given its rarity and that symptoms, such as swollen joints and skin lesions, can vary significantly in presentation and severity,” said Terence Rooney, vice president of rheumatology and maternal fetal disease area at Janssen Research & Development.

“With this pediatric approval of Stelara, we’re pleased to help address the unmet needs of these young patients and provide physicians with a much-needed treatment option that has an established track record of safety and efficacy,” he said.

“The approval of Stelara for use in children six years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis, which follows the 2020 approval for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in this population, is complemented by more than 12 years of clinical trial and real-world evidence across all approved indications demonstrating the safety and efficacy of this biologic therapy” said said Jennifer Davidson, vice president of immunology medical affairs at Janssen Scientific Affairs. “As a global leader in immunology, Janssen is dedicated to reducing the burden of chronic autoimmune diseases, and this additional approval for Stelara builds on our legacy of bringing important treatment options to younger patients.”

EnlivenHealth, the retail pharmacy solutions division of Omnicell, is releasing Amplicare Clinical Solution, a comprehensive suite of integrated technology solutions.  

The automated technology suite is designed to enable pharmacies to shift from focusing primarily on dispensing medications to providing and efficiently billing for a growing array of high value clinical services, such as vaccinations, point-of-care testing and health-and-wellness counseling, the company said. 

Amplicare noted that in the face of declining reimbursements and rising direct and indirect remuneration fees, as well as the persistent challenges of inefficient pharmacy workflows, many retail pharmacies have realized they need to transform both their clinical practices and business operations to continue to thrive and grow. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend of pharmacies becoming an increasingly central, and uniquely trusted, player in community health care, according to Amplicare.

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EnlivenHealth’s Amplicare Clinical Solution is intended to provide a fully integrated and automated suite of technology solutions that should enable pharmacies to meet these growing challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities to provide highly accessible and trusted healthcare services, the company said.

It is expected to enable pharmacies to become true clinical services providers by automating the process of identifying patient opportunities, providing appropriate clinical care and efficiently billing for those services, all in one integrated platform, according to the company.

“Retail pharmacy now finds itself at the epicenter of community health care,” said Danny Sanchez, senior vice president and general manager of EnlivenHealth.

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“Our new Amplicare Clinical Solution was purpose-built to help pharmacies strengthen and expand that growing role, and was designed to keep patients healthy through medication adherence while enabling revenue-generating clinical services,” Sanchez said. “Our automated solutions suite should also help pharmacies reduce the administrative and operational burdens that keep pharmacists from practicing at the top of their license. We believe this really is a win-win for pharmacies, their patients and community health care overall.”

Key clinical services enabled by the EnlivenHealth Amplicare Clinical Solution include:

• Clinical documentation and task management;
• Guided care;
• Interoperability;
• Appointment scheduling;
• Care opportunities for intervention (i.e., vaccinations for COVID-19, flu, etc.);
• Medication therapy management;
• Medical billing; and
• Promotional opportunities.

Football season is just around the corner and Town House is taking game-day snacks to the next level.

The brand recently released its limited-edition Game Day Dippers, which are football-themed crackers.

Featuring a variety of seasonal patterns carved into each oven-baked football-shaped cracker, the snack is ideal to bring to any tailgate and adds a splash of festivity, the company said.

Town House’s Game Day Dippers will be available at grocery stores nationwide for a limited time beginning in August.

Bio-Oil recently debuted a brand-new product — Bio-Oil Body Lotion.

Featuring a high-oil formula that is delivered in a nongreasy and ultralight fluid lotion, the product contains natural plant oils, vitamins and antioxidants, the company said.

Suitable for use on hands, arms and legs, the Bio-Oil Body Lotion is vegan, cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.

Designed to spread easily, the lotion is quickly absorbed into the skin, contains 42% oil and does not leave behind a greasy residue. In addition, it also features a thin fluid-like consistency in which the water and oil are very lightly bound together, the company said.

It currently comes in an 8.5-oz. size that retails for $14.99 on Amazon and a 5.9-oz. size that retails for $11.99 on Amazon and for $15.99 at Ulta Beauty.