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April 20, 2010
MassBiologics grants licensing agreement to Merck for tetanus-diphtheria vaccine

A biotech developer owned by the University of Massachusetts Medical School has granted drug maker...

BOSTON A biotech developer owned by the University of Massachusetts Medical School has granted drug maker Merck exclusive U.S. rights to its tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, Merck announced Wednesday.

 

March 25, 2010
Food Lion, Bottom Dollar Food participate in Earth Hour

Food Lion and Bottom Dollar Food stores will be participating in Earth Hour on March...

March 25, 2010
New clinical trial will compare MS drugs

Swiss drug maker Biogen Idec and Irish drug maker Elan Corp. have started enrolling patients...

March 25, 2010
Rhode Island CVS/pharmacy locations collecting unused, expired medications

CVS/pharmacy announced plans to collect expired or unused medications from the public at two collection...

March 22, 2010
Sweeping healthcare overhaul becomes law

Capping a tumultuous, yearlong battle that came to define both his presidency and the increasingly...

March 21, 2010
Coca-Cola shifts chief marketing executive to new role

Coca-Cola is shaking up management in its North American division, according to reports....

March 21, 2010
Merck responds to FDA warning of simvastatin use

Merck & Co. has responded to a warning by the Food and Drug Administration about...

March 21, 2010
PepsiCo seeks to reduce Tropicana's carbon footprint with new program

PepsiCo is looking to reduce the carbon footprint of its Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice....

March 18, 2010
'Idol' judge announces partnership with Claritin

Claritin is teaming up with allergy sufferer and "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi around a...

March 18, 2010
Bausch & Lomb makes Renu Fresh packaging user-friendly

Bausch & Lomb on Friday announced the relaunch of Renu Fresh multi-purpose contact lens solution...

March 16, 2010
Giant Eagle’s GetGo c-store awarded LEED Silver

Giant Eagle has announced that its GetGo convenience store and gas station in Wexford, Pa.,...

March 15, 2010
Gum, mints a breath of fresh air for sales

The United States Mint may be dealing with a recession, but there's one mint that...

March 15, 2010
P&G keeps commitment to Earth with expansion of Future Friendly

Many consumers are interested in buying products with an environmental benefit, but they are not...

March 14, 2010
Albertsons to sell Redleaf water

A Canadian bottled water is making its way to the United States....

March 14, 2010
Lowe’s drives health care to stores with mobile program

Home improvement chain Lowe’s is providing free health screenings to its employees through two custom-built...

March 10, 2010
NCPA expresses support of Rep. Berry's healthcare-reform bill

A new healthcare-reform bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., included several provisions that...

March 10, 2010
Sentina develops LED solutions for drug stores

A manufacturer and marketer of innovatively designed, affordably priced consumer and business LED lighting solutions...

March 8, 2010
Weis Markets receives 'silver' certification from GreenChill

Regional supermarket chain Weis Markets has earned a certification award from the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration...

March 2, 2010
CRN: No safety issues with fish oil

In response to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in California, which claimed that fish oil supplements...

March 1, 2010
NCPA, Sharps Compliance announce partnership

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

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
Merck's R&D pipeline gets a boost

Merck & Co.’s acquisition of Schering-Plough has delivered a big boost to the drug maker’s...

February 25, 2010
MTM services send Kerr Drug to head of the class

For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks from a major health provider network for its ability to deliver effective medication therapy management to its patients. Considering that MTM is critical to the future of pharmacy as a real, patient-centered healthcare profession instead of merely a dispenser of medications, Kerr’s efforts — and recognition by Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care for those efforts — are a timely step in the right direction.

February 24, 2010
NACDS promotes value of pharmacy with position paper

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores released Wednesday a position paper that emphasizes community...

February 21, 2010
President Obama releases new healthcare-reform proposal, NCPA responds

An organization representing the nation's independent pharmacies responded Monday to a new White House healthcare-reform...